Letter To My Younger Self
Caitlin Moran: ‘When it comes to love, art is a very bad advisor’

Caitlin Moran: ‘When it comes to love, art is a very bad advisor’
Vinnie Jones still speaks to his wife Tanya a year after her death

Vinnie Jones still speaks to his wife Tanya a year after her death
Steven Berkoff: “I began to hate authority… and that has never left me”

Steven Berkoff: “I began to hate authority… and that has never left me”
Martin Kemp: “When I was on stage, I was playing the role of the pin-up”

Martin Kemp: “When I was on stage, I was playing the role of the pin-up”
Simon Armitage: Eighties Britain was a grimy and violent place

Simon Armitage: Eighties Britain was a grimy and violent place
Vera Lynn: ‘I remember the sense of community – everyone did their bit’

Vera Lynn: ‘I remember the sense of community – everyone did their bit’
Judy Collins: I didn’t write songs until after I met Leonard Cohen.

Judy Collins: I didn’t write songs until after I met Leonard Cohen.
Jay Rayner: ‘Lockdown has made me aware that I’m a very privileged man’

Jay Rayner: ‘Lockdown has made me aware that I’m a very privileged man’
Julia Donaldson: ‘I didn’t want to be a writer, I wanted to be an actress’

Julia Donaldson: ‘I didn’t want to be a writer, I wanted to be an actress’
Gregory Porter: “I harvested moments from my life to put into songwriting”

Gregory Porter: “I harvested moments from my life to put into songwriting”
Max Richter: “I was furious with the world… it was the apex of Thatcherism”

Max Richter: “I was furious with the world… it was the apex of Thatcherism”
David Lammy: ‘I have to be robust in public but I don’t feel that way inside’

David Lammy: ‘I have to be robust in public but I don’t feel that way inside’
Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien: ‘There’s a common misconception that we’re miserable’

Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien: ‘There’s a common misconception that we’re miserable’
Alesha Dixon: “The biggest risk brought the biggest pay-off”

Alesha Dixon: “The biggest risk brought the biggest pay-off”
Why we all need to adopt Richard Dreyfuss’ attitude towards depression

Why we all need to adopt Richard Dreyfuss’ attitude towards depression
Chris Stein: “I still feel protective about Debbie”

Chris Stein: “I still feel protective about Debbie”
Craig Charles’ struggle as a working-class artist still feels too familiar

Craig Charles’ struggle as a working-class artist still feels too familiar
Sally Wainwright: “My younger self willed being a top writer into happening”
