Letter To My Younger Self
Dave Grohl: ‘I smashed cymbals like they were teacups’

Dave Grohl: ‘I smashed cymbals like they were teacups’
Dave Grohl: ‘For a while I wasn’t sure if I ever wanted to play music again’

Dave Grohl: ‘For a while I wasn’t sure if I ever wanted to play music again’
Zoe Lyons: ‘I would go back and tell my younger self she will be loved’

Zoe Lyons: ‘I would go back and tell my younger self she will be loved’
Andi Osho: Get yourself into therapy and read about relationships

Andi Osho: Get yourself into therapy and read about relationships
KT Tunstall almost ripped the head off her Brit award for Kate Bush

KT Tunstall almost ripped the head off her Brit award for Kate Bush
Best of The Big Issue’s Letter to My Younger Self 2020

Best of The Big Issue’s Letter to My Younger Self 2020
Eddie Hearn: ‘Being my dad’s son gave me the drive to succeed’

Eddie Hearn: ‘Being my dad’s son gave me the drive to succeed’

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Cat Deeley: How a fun adventure led to cracking America

Cat Deeley: How a fun adventure led to cracking America
Gregg Wallace: ‘What I really like is instant coffee and food out of tins’

Gregg Wallace: ‘What I really like is instant coffee and food out of tins’
David Byrne: ‘Not everything you do has to find an audience’

David Byrne: ‘Not everything you do has to find an audience’
David Byrne: ‘The US has been ripped in half… again’

David Byrne: ‘The US has been ripped in half… again’
Dolly Parton talks crushing on Johnny Cash and the meaning of Jolene

Dolly Parton talks crushing on Johnny Cash and the meaning of Jolene
Dolly Parton: ‘If I want something hell or high water ain’t gonna stop me’

Dolly Parton: ‘If I want something hell or high water ain’t gonna stop me’
Jon Bon Jovi says his parents gave him the ‘belief to make a dream reality’

Jon Bon Jovi says his parents gave him the ‘belief to make a dream reality’
Susie Dent: ‘You don’t have to try to be someone you’re not’

Susie Dent: ‘You don’t have to try to be someone you’re not’
Sara Pascoe: ‘I had a very stupid opinion for a long time about therapy’

Sara Pascoe: ‘I had a very stupid opinion for a long time about therapy’
Gregg Wallace was no master chef in his younger days

Gregg Wallace was no master chef in his younger days
Eddie Hearn: ‘I have the drive to outperform my dad’

Eddie Hearn: ‘I have the drive to outperform my dad’
Rupert Graves: A walk through Stoke Newington changed my life

Rupert Graves: A walk through Stoke Newington changed my life
Billy Ocean: ‘Even as a little kid in Trinidad I was singing in school’

Billy Ocean: ‘Even as a little kid in Trinidad I was singing in school’
Dexys legend reveals Twitter Listening Parties revived love for early albums

Dexys legend reveals Twitter Listening Parties revived love for early albums
Kevin Rowland: I was full of fear and too dictatorial

Kevin Rowland: I was full of fear and too dictatorial
Tom Ellis: “My biggest fear growing up was people not liking me.”

Tom Ellis: “My biggest fear growing up was people not liking me.”
It’s taken 40 years but Richard Osman has hit his happiness peak once again

It’s taken 40 years but Richard Osman has hit his happiness peak once again
Cat Deeley takes us back to the days when Ant and Dec were ‘rubbish’

Cat Deeley takes us back to the days when Ant and Dec were ‘rubbish’
Kristin Hersh: Major labels bank on the assumption that people are stupid

Kristin Hersh: Major labels bank on the assumption that people are stupid
Paul Whitehouse: ‘I want to stick around to do what I enjoy’

Paul Whitehouse: ‘I want to stick around to do what I enjoy’
Jarvis Cocker: ‘We’re all just getting through it the best we can’

Jarvis Cocker: ‘We’re all just getting through it the best we can’
Jason Isaacs: ‘I manage to find simple happiness in simple things’

Jason Isaacs: ‘I manage to find simple happiness in simple things’
Caitlin Moran: “I’ve always had really gigantic dreams”

Caitlin Moran: “I’ve always had really gigantic dreams”
Vinnie Jones: “Winners get stronger and losers get weaker”
