In a letter to his younger self, the musician opens up about his childhood memories, playing with Paul McCartney and Kurt Cobain, and just how much he loves his mom Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl pens a letter to his younger self as part of the series b ...
17 Feb 2021 - Jane Graham
The Radiohead guitarist reflects on his career with the band in a letter to his younger self Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien reflects on his younger self in this series for The Big Issue, Street Roots’ sister paper in the United Kingdom. Music was my ...
12 Dec 2020 - Jane Graham
The legendary guitarist and songwriter of The Band reminisces in this ‘Letter to My Younger Self’ Robbie Robertson, perhaps best known as musician in The Band, reflects on his younger self in this series for The Big Issue, Street Roots’ sister paper in th ...
28 Feb 2020 - Jane Graham
The ‘Monty Python’ legend also reveals which of his films his teenage self would rate and his history as a cheerleader Terry Gilliam, the filmmaker and “Monty Python” star, writes a letter to his younger self as part of a series for The Big Issue, Street ...
24 Jan 2020 - Jane Graham
He found storytelling inspiration in hip-hop, and he took his projects seriously back then – ‘so much more seriously than I do now’ Lin-Manuel Miranda, a performance polymath best known for “Hamilton” and now starring in the TV adaptation of Philip Pullma ...
15 Nov 2019 - Jane Graham
The Queen guitarist speaks out about struggling to ‘reprogram’ himself after school, dealing with depression, and Freddie Mercury Brian May, of the rock band Queen, penned a letter reflecting on his younger self. His letter is part of a series for Street ...
1 Nov 2019 - Jane Graham
‘If I met the 16-year-old me now I’d think, what planet did you come from?’ On the heels of releasing “The Testaments,” her sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” author Margaret Atwood sequel reflects on her introduction to writing, teenage anxieties and the m ...
20 Sep 2019 - Jane Graham
The ‘Parks and Recreation’ star reflects on his early years Nick Offerman, who played Ron Swanson on the hit sitcom “Parks and Recreation,” reflects on the unexpected advantages of being the only guy at the audition who looked like he could carry a bale o ...
9 Aug 2019 - Jane Graham
Stephen King gave me great advice, says the comic book king – I ignored it Neil Gaiman is an English writer and film producer. This is what he would say to his 16-year-old self if he could go back in time: At 16 it was 1977 and I was a punk. I talked thre ...
23 Feb 2017 - Jane Graham
Comedian and actor Dylan Moran takes the challenge to pen a letter of advice to his 16-year-old self. The letters are part of a series by Street Roots’ sister paper, the Big Issue UK. I’d tell my 16-year-old self not to take everything so seriously. I’m s ...
6 Mar 2015 - Jane Graham