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Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody: 'I'd tell my younger self to just be happier'

Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody: 'I'd tell my younger self to just be happier'
Nick Cave on wild swimming, sons' deaths and why a broken world can be beautiful at the same time

Nick Cave on wild swimming, sons' deaths and why a broken world can be beautiful at the same time
Nick Cave: 'The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver'

Nick Cave: 'The worst happened. It maybe made me a little braver'
Karl Jenkins: 'I'm still not respected in some quarters of classical music'

Karl Jenkins: 'I'm still not respected in some quarters of classical music'
Travis frontman Fran Healy on unfinished business and why being working class is a superpower

Travis frontman Fran Healy on unfinished business and why being working class is a superpower
'Music is an important creative outlet': IDLES answer questions from superfan with Angelman syndrome

'Music is an important creative outlet': IDLES answer questions from superfan with Angelman syndrome
John Cale on The Velvet Underground, teaching Bowie the viola and why drugs aren't the creative stimulant

John Cale on The Velvet Underground, teaching Bowie the viola and why drugs aren't the creative stimulant
'This country is run by idiots and fools': Paul Weller on politics, God and the state of everything

'This country is run by idiots and fools': Paul Weller on politics, God and the state of everything
Paul Weller: 'Keir Starmer's just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn't he?'

Paul Weller: 'Keir Starmer's just a slightly softer version of the Tory party, isn't he?'
Bikini Kill star and riot grrrl legend Kathleen Hanna: 'I was singing to my younger self on Bikini Kill's early songs'

Bikini Kill star and riot grrrl legend Kathleen Hanna: 'I was singing to my younger self on Bikini Kill's early songs'
Bob Vylan: 'Is it OK for me to cry? As a man you can feel there's not space to be vulnerable'

Bob Vylan: 'Is it OK for me to cry? As a man you can feel there's not space to be vulnerable'
Sananda Maitreya: 'You don't have to suffer. You can just choose happiness'

Sananda Maitreya: 'You don't have to suffer. You can just choose happiness'
Olly Murs: 'As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me'

Olly Murs: 'As soon as I met my wife Amelia I could see her raising a child with me'
'I've done awful things – but I try to be better': Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness

'I've done awful things – but I try to be better': Nadine Shah on addiction, getting it wrong and forgiveness
Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: 'She visits me in my dreams – it's lovely'

Olly Murs on mental health and losing Caroline Flack: 'She visits me in my dreams – it's lovely'
'When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno': Why is music so important to us?

'When I was mentally ill, I could only listen to hard techno': Why is music so important to us?
Zayn Malik: 'I wanted to forge my own path, write my own story and see the world'

Zayn Malik: 'I wanted to forge my own path, write my own story and see the world'
'It's always a good time for music somewhere': Kae Tempest talks 80s unrest and new drama This Town

'It's always a good time for music somewhere': Kae Tempest talks 80s unrest and new drama This Town
Composer Cassie Kinoshi: 'Understanding one's own mental health is of utmost importance to me'

Composer Cassie Kinoshi: 'Understanding one's own mental health is of utmost importance to me'
Paloma Faith: 'How many left-wing people like me get to be a national treasure? None'
