Letter To My Younger Self
Elvis Costello: “I knew my band was way better than our contemporaries”

Elvis Costello: “I knew my band was way better than our contemporaries”
Pamela des Barres: ‘#MeToo was different in music’

Pamela des Barres: ‘#MeToo was different in music’
Relief consumed Carl Fogarty after his career-ending crash 18 years ago

Relief consumed Carl Fogarty after his career-ending crash 18 years ago
Dougray Scott was told he’d never make it as an actor

Dougray Scott was told he’d never make it as an actor
Sara Cox: “I got teased for having things like long skinny legs and big lips”

Sara Cox: “I got teased for having things like long skinny legs and big lips”
Doon Mackichan: “I didn’t have any serious ambition to be an actor”

Doon Mackichan: “I didn’t have any serious ambition to be an actor”
Will.i.am’s heart hurts for today’s fame-hungry youth

Will.i.am’s heart hurts for today’s fame-hungry youth
How Bernard MacLaverty’s novels chimed with the mood in the North of Ireland

How Bernard MacLaverty’s novels chimed with the mood in the North of Ireland
Roger Bannister: “I’d rather be remembered for neurology than running”

Roger Bannister: “I’d rather be remembered for neurology than running”
Timothy Spall: “It was one of the biggest shocks of my life”

Timothy Spall: “It was one of the biggest shocks of my life”
David Tennant: “I was told acting was a daft idea. You won’t make a living”

David Tennant: “I was told acting was a daft idea. You won’t make a living”
Graeme Obree: “Cycling is my way out of my struggles”

Graeme Obree: “Cycling is my way out of my struggles”
Juliet Stevenson: “I finally feel confident about myself”

Juliet Stevenson: “I finally feel confident about myself”
Billie Jean King: ‘We are going backwards with Trump as President’

Billie Jean King: ‘We are going backwards with Trump as President’
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”
Steven Van Zandt: ‘We brought down apartheid through rock’n’roll’

Steven Van Zandt: ‘We brought down apartheid through rock’n’roll’
Zoë Wanamaker: “The industry is going to change at last”

Zoë Wanamaker: “The industry is going to change at last”
Adam Hills: “The bullies at my school weren’t disablist”

