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Letter To My Younger Self
Mark Strong: 'I started a fanzine named after a Damned song and sold copies for 5p'
Mark Strong: 'I started a fanzine named after a Damned song and sold copies for 5p'
Shappi Khorsandi: 'I'd tell my 16-year-old self, you have ADHD. That’s why you failed your GCSEs'
Shappi Khorsandi: 'I'd tell my 16-year-old self, you have ADHD. That’s why you failed your GCSEs'
Dolly Parton, Dave Grohl and Billie Piper feature in Letter To My Younger Self paperback
Dolly Parton, Dave Grohl and Billie Piper feature in Letter To My Younger Self paperback
Billy Bragg: 'There’s nothing worse than giving in to your own cynicism'
Billy Bragg: 'There’s nothing worse than giving in to your own cynicism'
Roger Taylor on Elvis, Freddie Mercury's belief in Queen and his weekend with Bowie
Roger Taylor on Elvis, Freddie Mercury's belief in Queen and his weekend with Bowie
Roger Taylor: ‘I just wish I’d got to say goodbye to Freddie’
Roger Taylor: ‘I just wish I’d got to say goodbye to Freddie’
Big Issue sellers share words of advice for their younger selves
Big Issue sellers share words of advice for their younger selves
Sabrina Cohen-Hatton on her journey from homelessness to fire chief – via The Big Issue
Sabrina Cohen-Hatton on her journey from homelessness to fire chief – via The Big Issue
Terry Hall: 'The Specials have always been about protest'
Terry Hall: 'The Specials have always been about protest'
Andy Murray on childhood, success and the advice his daughter gave him
Andy Murray on childhood, success and the advice his daughter gave him
Actor Samuel West: 'I was a rebellious 33-year-old'
Actor Samuel West: 'I was a rebellious 33-year-old'
Paul McGann: 'Doctor Who couldn't have worked out better'
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'
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'
Jonathan Edwards: 'It almost feels like somebody else's life'
Peter Ackroyd: 'When I was young I wanted to be Pope'
Peter Ackroyd: 'When I was young I wanted to be Pope'
Joan Armatrading: 'I didn't know I was breaking ground'
Joan Armatrading: 'I didn't know I was breaking ground'
Ricky Ross: 'You can avoid real life, and still get paid!'
Ricky Ross: 'You can avoid real life, and still get paid!'
Julian Lloyd Webber: 'The longest relationship I’ve had is with my cello'
