Letter To My Younger Self
Clive Myrie: ‘I’ve been in some dangerous situations, but I don’t think I ever thought about the danger’

Clive Myrie: ‘I’ve been in some dangerous situations, but I don’t think I ever thought about the danger’
Louis Theroux: ‘If I could see Jimmy Savile again I’d take one of his victims to confront him’

Louis Theroux: ‘If I could see Jimmy Savile again I’d take one of his victims to confront him’
Tyne Daly: ‘I saw an opportunity in Cagney & Lacey to play interesting parts for women’

Tyne Daly: ‘I saw an opportunity in Cagney & Lacey to play interesting parts for women’
Monica Ali: ‘You have to have a core of self-belief to be a writer’

Monica Ali: ‘You have to have a core of self-belief to be a writer’
Russell Watson: ‘I never had any ambition to be a singer at all’

Russell Watson: ‘I never had any ambition to be a singer at all’
Sally Dynevor: ‘It’s about time people got to know who I am’

Sally Dynevor: ‘It’s about time people got to know who I am’
Sir Kenneth Branagh: ‘I relived many painful and beautiful days making Belfast’

Sir Kenneth Branagh: ‘I relived many painful and beautiful days making Belfast’
The best of The Big Issue’s Letter To My Younger Self from 2021

The best of The Big Issue’s Letter To My Younger Self from 2021
Michael Sheen: ‘I’ve essentially turned myself into a social enterprise, a not-for-profit actor’

Michael Sheen: ‘I’ve essentially turned myself into a social enterprise, a not-for-profit actor’
Simon Le Bon: ‘I’m very lucky. Solo artists have nobody to tell them they’re being an arsehole’

Simon Le Bon: ‘I’m very lucky. Solo artists have nobody to tell them they’re being an arsehole’
Engelbert Humperdinck: ‘I’ve lost fortunes, my dear. Fortunes’

Engelbert Humperdinck: ‘I’ve lost fortunes, my dear. Fortunes’
Naga Munchetty: ‘Immigrant families have to be that bit better’

Naga Munchetty: ‘Immigrant families have to be that bit better’
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’
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’
