Letter To My Younger Self
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”
Sally Wainwright: “My younger self willed being a top writer into happening”
Robbie Robertson: “My teenage self wouldn’t believe the life I’ve had”
Robbie Robertson: “My teenage self wouldn’t believe the life I’ve had”
Michael Cashman: “I love young me for having the guts to commit to something”
Michael Cashman: “I love young me for having the guts to commit to something”
Laurence Fox: ‘Twitter is quite sad, actually. There is a lot of nastiness’
Laurence Fox: ‘Twitter is quite sad, actually. There is a lot of nastiness’
Maxine Peake wishes she’d tackled bullying in showbiz head-on
Maxine Peake wishes she’d tackled bullying in showbiz head-on
Terry Gilliam: ‘We live in a time where a serial liar gets to be PM’
Terry Gilliam: ‘We live in a time where a serial liar gets to be PM’
Showman John Shuttleworth recalls the time he ‘almost’ played with Billy Joel
Showman John Shuttleworth recalls the time he ‘almost’ played with Billy Joel
Brendan O’Carroll’s Ma told him he’d “end up as Taoiseach or in prison”
Brendan O’Carroll’s Ma told him he’d “end up as Taoiseach or in prison”
Emilio Estevez: “If you want to know how I view the world, look at my films”
Emilio Estevez: “If you want to know how I view the world, look at my films”
Sir Trevor McDonald: “Political neutrality was never difficult”
Sir Trevor McDonald: “Political neutrality was never difficult”
Peggy Seeger recounts when she “realised men had destroyed the Earth”
Peggy Seeger recounts when she “realised men had destroyed the Earth”
Pete Townshend: I’ve never really liked performing
Pete Townshend: I’ve never really liked performing
Get a sneak peek at our new Letter To My Younger Self book
Get a sneak peek at our new Letter To My Younger Self book
Stewart Lee’s advice for his 16 year old self: don’t trust Morrissey
Stewart Lee’s advice for his 16 year old self: don’t trust Morrissey
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Get your copy of The Big Issue’s Letter To My Younger Self book today
Lin-Manuel Miranda: It’s no accident my protagonists grapple with legacy
Lin-Manuel Miranda: It’s no accident my protagonists grapple with legacy
Brian May: All-boys and all-girls schools are a terrible idea
Brian May: All-boys and all-girls schools are a terrible idea
Christopher Eccleston: ‘A crime was visited on the working-class about art’
Christopher Eccleston: ‘A crime was visited on the working-class about art’
Gerald Scarfe: How my childhood loneliness led to my grotesque cartoons
