Letter To My Younger Self
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’
The comedian thought that initially trying stand-up was out of his comfort zone, but that was nothing compared to Strictly
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’
He felt failed by the school system, but punk and poetry offered a different education
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’
She studied biochemistry and worked for the NHS, but after touring with The Specials it was time to quit the day job
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’
Nadhim Zahawi: ‘The line between being on the street and being chancellor is very, very slim’
Jared Harris: ‘I still wake up every morning wondering if I can make a living as an actor’
Jared Harris: ‘I still wake up every morning wondering if I can make a living as an actor’
Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody: ‘I’d tell my younger self to just be happier’
Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody: ‘I’d tell my younger self to just be happier’
The Chase star Paul Sinha on his Parkinson’s battle: ‘I’ve got a life to live’
The Chase star Paul Sinha on his Parkinson’s battle: ‘I’ve got a life to live’
Paralympics host Ed Jackson: ‘It puts a smile on my face just to be able to walk down the stairs’
Paralympics host Ed Jackson: ‘It puts a smile on my face just to be able to walk down the stairs’
Ex-Premier League star Troy Deeney: ‘My dad used to beat us up. Football was my only escape’
Ex-Premier League star Troy Deeney: ‘My dad used to beat us up. Football was my only escape’
Olympics star Steve Cram: ‘TV’s thrilling but nothing else feels like winning a race’
Olympics star Steve Cram: ‘TV’s thrilling but nothing else feels like winning a race’
Karl Jenkins: ‘I’m still not respected in some quarters of classical music’
Karl Jenkins: ‘I’m still not respected in some quarters of classical music’
Olympic champion Laura Kenny: ‘I was told cycling wasn’t a proper job’
Olympic champion Laura Kenny: ‘I was told cycling wasn’t a proper job’
Rory Stewart: ‘I assumed I’d die a heroic death in my early 30s’
Rory Stewart: ‘I assumed I’d die a heroic death in my early 30s’
Children’s author Malorie Blackman: ‘As a teenager I had never read any books by Black authors’
Children’s author Malorie Blackman: ‘As a teenager I had never read any books by Black authors’
Rowan Williams: ‘The challenge is whether religion is part of the solution or part of the problem’
Rowan Williams: ‘The challenge is whether religion is part of the solution or part of the problem’
CBeebies star George Webster: ‘If we were all the same the world would be very boring’
CBeebies star George Webster: ‘If we were all the same the world would be very boring’
Line of Duty’s Martin Compston: ‘I’ve been dreaming of going to the Euros since I was 14’
Line of Duty’s Martin Compston: ‘I’ve been dreaming of going to the Euros since I was 14’
John Cale on The Velvet Underground, teaching Bowie the viola and why drugs aren’t the creative stimulant
John Cale on The Velvet Underground, teaching Bowie the viola and why drugs aren’t the creative stimulant
Furiosa star Tom Burke: ‘It stung when someone said I didn’t have a face for TV’
