Letter To My Younger Self
Pete Townshend: I’ve never really liked performing
Pete Townshend: I’ve never really liked performing
Get a sneak peek at our new Letter To My Younger Self book
Get a sneak peek at our new Letter To My Younger Self book
Stewart Lee’s advice for his 16 year old self: don’t trust Morrissey
Stewart Lee’s advice for his 16 year old self: don’t trust Morrissey
Get your copy of The Big Issue’s Letter To My Younger Self book today
Get your copy of The Big Issue’s Letter To My Younger Self book today
Get your hands on our brilliant Letter To My Younger Self book this week
Get your hands on our brilliant Letter To My Younger Self book this week
Lin-Manuel Miranda: It’s no accident my protagonists grapple with legacy
Lin-Manuel Miranda: It’s no accident my protagonists grapple with legacy
Brian May: All-boys and all-girls schools are a terrible idea
Brian May: All-boys and all-girls schools are a terrible idea
Christopher Eccleston: ‘A crime was visited on the working-class about art’
Christopher Eccleston: ‘A crime was visited on the working-class about art’
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Harry Connick Jr: “Nothing was going to stop me from making records”
Harry Connick Jr: “Nothing was going to stop me from making records”
Mark Radcliffe still hasn’t given up on cracking the music business
Mark Radcliffe still hasn’t given up on cracking the music business
Margaret Atwood: “I’ve got to stop being a compulsive helpaholic”
Margaret Atwood: “I’ve got to stop being a compulsive helpaholic”
Lemn Sissay: ‘My younger self did not deserve what institutions did to him’
Lemn Sissay: ‘My younger self did not deserve what institutions did to him’
Rose McGowan: Hollywood is a ‘sick, toxic system’ I had to escape
Rose McGowan: Hollywood is a ‘sick, toxic system’ I had to escape
Stephen Hendry: ‘You have to be very selfish to be and stay the best’
Stephen Hendry: ‘You have to be very selfish to be and stay the best’
Nick Offerman: Amy Poehler is a ‘legend of comedy’
Nick Offerman: Amy Poehler is a ‘legend of comedy’
Rose McGowan started acting to escape homelessness
Rose McGowan started acting to escape homelessness
Andy McNab didn’t know how to read at 16, now he’s a bestselling author
Andy McNab didn’t know how to read at 16, now he’s a bestselling author
Jill Halfpenny: “I felt like the luckiest girl alive”
Jill Halfpenny: “I felt like the luckiest girl alive”
Fiona Shaw: ‘I fantasise about being Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s mother’
Fiona Shaw: ‘I fantasise about being Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s mother’
Linford Christie OBE: ‘Powers-that-be haven’t told the truth about the drugs’
Linford Christie OBE: ‘Powers-that-be haven’t told the truth about the drugs’
Gloria Estefan: ‘The Cuba my children learned about doesn’t exist any more’
Gloria Estefan: ‘The Cuba my children learned about doesn’t exist any more’
George Benson: ‘My mother taught me how to be a human being’
George Benson: ‘My mother taught me how to be a human being’
James Ellroy: ‘I was 17 and on the loose in LA, and looking for trouble’
James Ellroy: ‘I was 17 and on the loose in LA, and looking for trouble’
Judith Kerr: ‘The British were so friendly to us as refugees’
Judith Kerr: ‘The British were so friendly to us as refugees’
Jeremy Kyle: ‘I believe The Jeremy Kyle Show changes people’s lives’
Jeremy Kyle: ‘I believe The Jeremy Kyle Show changes people’s lives’
Russell T Davies: ‘I wish my mum had lived to see me making Doctor Who’
Russell T Davies: ‘I wish my mum had lived to see me making Doctor Who’
Don Felder: ‘I think I lost my long-term vision with alcohol and drugs’
Don Felder: ‘I think I lost my long-term vision with alcohol and drugs’
Don Felder: ‘I’d relive the moment I wrote Hotel California riff if I could’
Don Felder: ‘I’d relive the moment I wrote Hotel California riff if I could’
K.D Lang: ‘Fame changed me. I thought I was prepared for it’
K.D Lang: ‘Fame changed me. I thought I was prepared for it’
Viv Albertine: ‘The Slits was exhausting and I ended up in hospital’
Viv Albertine: ‘The Slits was exhausting and I ended up in hospital’
Ian McEwan: ‘We thought we were on the cutting edge of experience. Nonsense’
