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Letter To My Younger Self

Nancy Sinatra: I was too shy to pursue a big career
Nancy Sinatra has penned her Big Issue Letter To My Younger Self.
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Nancy Sinatra: I was too shy to pursue a big career

Dave Grohl: 'I smashed cymbals like they were teacups'
Dave Grohl is a very nice man. Credit: Danny Clinch
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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 is a very nice man. Credit: Danny Clinch
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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'
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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
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Andi Osho: Get yourself into therapy and read about relationships

KT Tunstall almost ripped the head off her Brit award for Kate Bush
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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
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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
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Eddie Hearn: 'Being my dad's son gave me the drive to succeed'

Fearne Cotton: 'I've been to hell and back'
Fearne Cotton
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Fearne Cotton: 'I've been to hell and back'

Kevin Rowland: 'I was a lost soul in my teens'
Kevin Rowland
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Kevin Rowland: 'I was a lost soul in my teens'

Nick Hornby: 'My kids think the world is fucked'
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Nick Hornby: 'My kids think the world is fucked'

Cat Deeley: How a fun adventure led to cracking America
Cat Deeley credit Joseph Sinclair
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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
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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 Credit: Catalina Kulczar/Redux / eyevine
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David Byrne: 'Not everything you do has to find an audience'

David Byrne: ‘The US has been ripped in half… again’
David Byrne Credit: Catalina Kulczar/Redux / eyevine
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David Byrne: ‘The US has been ripped in half… again’

Dolly Parton talks crushing on Johnny Cash and the meaning of Jolene
Dolly Parton wears a re christmas outfit and stands in front of white christmas trees
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Dolly Parton talks crushing on Johnny Cash and the meaning of Jolene

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Dolly Parton: 'If I want something hell or high water ain't gonna stop me'
Dolly Parton wears a re christmas outfit and stands in front of white christmas trees
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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. Image: Clay McBride
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Jon Bon Jovi says his parents gave him the 'belief to make a dream reality'

Jon Bon Jovi: 'There were times in my career when things were deeply dark'
Jon Bon Jovi. Image: Clay McBride
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Jon Bon Jovi: 'There were times in my career when things were deeply dark'

Susie Dent: 'You don't have to try to be someone you're not'
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Susie Dent: 'You don't have to try to be someone you're not'