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Letter To My Younger Self
Bros star Matt Goss: 'Me and my brother Luke should get on with having a good time together'

Bros star Matt Goss: 'Me and my brother Luke should get on with having a good time together'
World's most-streamed classical artist Ludovico Einaudi: 'Music was the only way for me to survive'

World's most-streamed classical artist Ludovico Einaudi: 'Music was the only way for me to survive'
Pete Doherty: 'Living without heroin was very hard to imagine'

Pete Doherty: 'Living without heroin was very hard to imagine'
Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos: 'I had to disguise myself to go Christmas shopping in Glasgow'

Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos: 'I had to disguise myself to go Christmas shopping in Glasgow'
King of the thrill Harlan Coben: 'America used to seem cool – now it's gone berserk'

King of the thrill Harlan Coben: 'America used to seem cool – now it's gone berserk'
'Tragedy is a cruel teacher': Harlan Coben on how death of his parents made him a better writer

'Tragedy is a cruel teacher': Harlan Coben on how death of his parents made him a better writer
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: 'It wasn't the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music'

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: 'It wasn't the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music'
Chris McCausland: 'I'd tell my younger self he's going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes'

Chris McCausland: 'I'd tell my younger self he's going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes'
Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo: 'I didn't know where Steven ended and Dynamo began'

Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo: 'I didn't know where Steven ended and Dynamo began'
House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: 'I have regrets – I hurt my family badly'

House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: 'I have regrets – I hurt my family badly'
Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless: 'To have Lisa Simpson say your name is crazy'

Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless: 'To have Lisa Simpson say your name is crazy'
Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie: 'I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix'

Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie: 'I had a young family – children and hard drugs don’t mix'
The Selecter's Pauline Black: 'I had an uncle who thought Enoch Powell was the way to go'

The Selecter's Pauline Black: 'I had an uncle who thought Enoch Powell was the way to go'
The Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie: 'I'd rather not be remembered for Three Lions'

The Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie: 'I'd rather not be remembered for Three Lions'
Colin Greenwood: 'I never let my brother Jonny forget it was me that got him into Radiohead'

Colin Greenwood: 'I never let my brother Jonny forget it was me that got him into Radiohead'
Singer and TV star Daniel O'Donnell: 'I don't want yesterday back – I love today'

Singer and TV star Daniel O'Donnell: 'I don't want yesterday back – I love today'
Author Matt Haig: 'I was a teenage shoplifter. In my foolish brain I was a kind of Robin Hood'

Author Matt Haig: 'I was a teenage shoplifter. In my foolish brain I was a kind of Robin Hood'
Over 100 celebrities pen letters to their younger selves in new Big Issue bookazine

Over 100 celebrities pen letters to their younger selves in new Big Issue bookazine
Actor Adam Pearson: 'I wake up every morning, let the universe kick my arse and then carry on'

Actor Adam Pearson: 'I wake up every morning, let the universe kick my arse and then carry on'
Nadhim Zahawi: 'The line between being on the street and being chancellor is very, very slim'
