Val McDermid: “There were no lesbians in Fife in the 1960s”

Val McDermid: “There were no lesbians in Fife in the 1960s”
Jess Phillips: “I found early motherhood horrendous”

Jess Phillips: “I found early motherhood horrendous”
Philip Glass: “I knew many great people. So many of them are gone now”

Philip Glass: “I knew many great people. So many of them are gone now”
Miranda Richardson: “I don’t do social media. I need the human voice”

Miranda Richardson: “I don’t do social media. I need the human voice”
Steven Van Zandt: ‘We brought down apartheid through rock’n’roll’

Steven Van Zandt: ‘We brought down apartheid through rock’n’roll’
Gary Oldman: ‘Meeting people I respect blows my mind when they revere me’

Gary Oldman: ‘Meeting people I respect blows my mind when they revere me’
Books of the year as chosen by The Big Issue’s cultural figureheads

Books of the year as chosen by The Big Issue’s cultural figureheads
The Big Issue Book of the Year is Winter by Ali Smith
