Letter To My Younger Self
Roger Taylor on Elvis, Freddie Mercury’s belief in Queen and his weekend with Bowie
Roger Taylor on Elvis, Freddie Mercury’s belief in Queen and his weekend with Bowie
Roger Taylor: ‘I just wish I’d got to say goodbye to Freddie’
Roger Taylor: ‘I just wish I’d got to say goodbye to Freddie’
Big Issue sellers share words of advice for their younger selves
Big Issue sellers share words of advice for their younger selves
Sabrina Cohen-Hatton on her journey from homelessness to fire chief – via The Big Issue
Sabrina Cohen-Hatton on her journey from homelessness to fire chief – via The Big Issue
Terry Hall: ‘The Specials have always been about protest’
Terry Hall: ‘The Specials have always been about protest’
Andy Murray on childhood, success and the advice his daughter gave him
Andy Murray on childhood, success and the advice his daughter gave him
Actor Samuel West: ‘I was a rebellious 33-year-old’
Actor Samuel West: ‘I was a rebellious 33-year-old’
Paul McGann: ‘Doctor Who couldn’t have worked out better’
Paul McGann: ‘Doctor Who couldn’t have worked out better’
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Jonathan Edwards: ‘It almost feels like somebody else’s life’
Jonathan Edwards: ‘It almost feels like somebody else’s life’
Peter Ackroyd: ‘When I was young I wanted to be Pope’
Peter Ackroyd: ‘When I was young I wanted to be Pope’
Joan Armatrading: ‘I didn’t know I was breaking ground’
Joan Armatrading: ‘I didn’t know I was breaking ground’
Ricky Ross: ‘You can avoid real life, and still get paid!’
Ricky Ross: ‘You can avoid real life, and still get paid!’
Julian Lloyd Webber: ‘The longest relationship I’ve had is with my cello’
Julian Lloyd Webber: ‘The longest relationship I’ve had is with my cello’
Richard Coles: ‘I still don’t think David is dead’
Richard Coles: ‘I still don’t think David is dead’
Joanna Scanlon: ‘I don’t see conformity as a good thing’
Joanna Scanlon: ‘I don’t see conformity as a good thing’
Billie Piper: ‘I’ve had to prove myself twice as hard’
Billie Piper: ‘I’ve had to prove myself twice as hard’
James O’Brien: ‘In therapy I felt my armour flaking away’
James O’Brien: ‘In therapy I felt my armour flaking away’
Esther Rantzen: ‘Strap on your tin helmet and keep going’
Esther Rantzen: ‘Strap on your tin helmet and keep going’
Matt Baker: ‘When you grow up on a farm, you know all about hard work’
Matt Baker: ‘When you grow up on a farm, you know all about hard work’
Tim Booth: ‘I carried too much responsibility in James’
Tim Booth: ‘I carried too much responsibility in James’
Erwin James: ‘Prison is a challenge. You’ll be grateful you can read’
Erwin James: ‘Prison is a challenge. You’ll be grateful you can read’
Orlando Bloom: ‘I got really good at hiding myself’
Orlando Bloom: ‘I got really good at hiding myself’
Jay Blades: ‘The Repair Shop fixes families and communities’
Jay Blades: ‘The Repair Shop fixes families and communities’
Kay Mellor: Getting pregnant 16 gives you the life experience to be a writer
Kay Mellor: Getting pregnant 16 gives you the life experience to be a writer
Dame Kelly Holmes: ‘Believing in yourself is so powerful’
Dame Kelly Holmes: ‘Believing in yourself is so powerful’
Hugh Bonneville: ‘Acting was something other people did’
Hugh Bonneville: ‘Acting was something other people did’
Hugh Bonneville: Mental health wasn’t addressed at school
Hugh Bonneville: Mental health wasn’t addressed at school
Nancy Sinatra: ‘I had to work hard to get beyond my name’
Nancy Sinatra: ‘I had to work hard to get beyond my name’
Nancy Sinatra: I was too shy to pursue a big career