Letter To My Younger Self
Paul McGann: 'Doctor Who couldn't have worked out better'
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Paul McGann: 'Doctor Who couldn't have worked out better'
Emmylou Harris: 'The only thing I knew how to do was sing, I had no choice'
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Emmylou Harris: 'The only thing I knew how to do was sing, I had no choice'
Jonathan Edwards: 'It almost feels like somebody else's life'
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Jonathan Edwards: 'It almost feels like somebody else's life'
Peter Ackroyd: 'When I was young I wanted to be Pope'
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Peter Ackroyd: 'When I was young I wanted to be Pope'
Joan Armatrading: 'I didn't know I was breaking ground'
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Joan Armatrading: 'I didn't know I was breaking ground'
Ricky Ross: 'You can avoid real life, and still get paid!'
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Ricky Ross: 'You can avoid real life, and still get paid!'
Julian Lloyd Webber: 'The longest relationship I’ve had is with my cello'
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Julian Lloyd Webber: 'The longest relationship I’ve had is with my cello'
Richard Coles: 'I still don't think David is dead'
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Richard Coles: 'I still don't think David is dead'
Pat Nevin: 'When I hear racist chanting... I'm not having that'
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Pat Nevin: 'When I hear racist chanting... I'm not having that'
Joanna Scanlon: 'I don’t see conformity as a good thing'
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Joanna Scanlon: 'I don’t see conformity as a good thing'
Billie Piper: 'I've had to prove myself twice as hard'
![Billie Piper. Pop star, actor, director. Image: Guardian / eyevine. All Rights Reserved.](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/LTMYS_BilliePiper_HERO_1462.jpg?w=768)
Billie Piper: 'I've had to prove myself twice as hard'
James O'Brien: 'In therapy I felt my armour flaking away'
![Outspoken radio show host James O'Brien. Image credit: Ula Soltys](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/JOB.png?w=768)
James O'Brien: 'In therapy I felt my armour flaking away'
Esther Rantzen: 'Strap on your tin helmet and keep going'
![Esther Rantzen. Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Esther.png?w=768)
Esther Rantzen: 'Strap on your tin helmet and keep going'
Matt Baker: 'When you grow up on a farm, you know all about hard work'
![Matt Baker has returned to his roots. Photo: BBC Studios/Pete Dadds](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Matt-Baker.png?w=768)
Matt Baker: 'When you grow up on a farm, you know all about hard work'
Tim Booth: 'I carried too much responsibility in James'
![Tim Booth said his 16-year-old self would be surprised](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1456_LTMYS_TimBooth_hero.jpg?w=768)