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I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want: a second chance
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I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want: a second chance

Mark Knopfler: 'I've been tested, but the desire to make music has remained'
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Mark Knopfler: 'I've been tested, but the desire to make music has remained'

Ozzy Osbourne: My son Jack is 'nuts' to tackle California fires
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Ozzy Osbourne: My son Jack is 'nuts' to tackle California fires

Composing after conflict – how art can find inspiration in the ruins of war
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Composing after conflict – how art can find inspiration in the ruins of war

Roger Daltrey: 'I've not been perfect, but I hope I learned from my mistakes'
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Roger Daltrey: 'I've not been perfect, but I hope I learned from my mistakes'

Jazzy Jeff Goldblum – how the power of jazz is the secret of his success
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Jazzy Jeff Goldblum – how the power of jazz is the secret of his success

Sarah Brightman: Everything feels muddled – singing brings people together
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Sarah Brightman: Everything feels muddled – singing brings people together

Street symphonies? How classical music is helping to tackle homelessness
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Street symphonies? How classical music is helping to tackle homelessness

Goth titans united for supergroup Beauty In Chaos
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Goth titans united for supergroup Beauty In Chaos

Streaming figures aren't ticket sales, but Denmark's MØ is a future megastar
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Streaming figures aren't ticket sales, but Denmark's MØ is a future megastar

Sex Pistols punk seer Jamie Reid searches for our new spirit of rebellion
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Sex Pistols punk seer Jamie Reid searches for our new spirit of rebellion

20 years of Auto-Tune: The best and worst of Auto-Tune's warbling legacy
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20 years of Auto-Tune: The best and worst of Auto-Tune's warbling legacy

'It's a complex story": Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce on set of 'The Wife'
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'It's a complex story": Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce on set of 'The Wife'

Follow the lieder – the vocal music style is enjoying renewed popularity
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Follow the lieder – the vocal music style is enjoying renewed popularity

Stream of consciousness: A decade later, Spotify has changed everything
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Stream of consciousness: A decade later, Spotify has changed everything

Orchestral music is moving forward with disabled-led groups in the vanguard
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Orchestral music is moving forward with disabled-led groups in the vanguard

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Orbital: Brian Cox will help us get the monsters
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Orbital: Brian Cox will help us get the monsters

'Matangi/Maya/MIA' – celebrating the many facets of a truly singular artist
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'Matangi/Maya/MIA' – celebrating the many facets of a truly singular artist

Rod Stewart: The 16-year-old me wouldn’t believe I’m still doing this at 73
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Rod Stewart: The 16-year-old me wouldn’t believe I’m still doing this at 73

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Who's on board with The Big Issue

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