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Robbie Robertson and his improbable rise to stardom

The legendary guitarist and songwriter of The Band reminisces in this ‘Letter to My Younger Self’

By
Jane Graham

February 28, 2020
I never looked back: Terry Gilliam was always drawn to Britain

The ‘Monty Python’ legend also reveals which of his films his teenage self would rate and his history as a cheerleader

By
Jane Graham

January 24, 2020
Lin-Manuel Miranda: Me at 16

He found storytelling inspiration in hip-hop, and he took his projects seriously back then – ‘so much more seriously than I do now’

By
Jane Graham

November 15, 2019
Believe in yourself: What Brian May would tell his 16-year-old self

The Queen guitarist speaks out about struggling to ‘reprogram’ himself after school, dealing with depression, and Freddie Mercury

By
Jane Graham

November 1, 2019
Margaret Atwood looks back at her teenage self

‘If I met the 16-year-old me now I’d think, what planet did you come from?’

By
Jane Graham

September 20, 2019
Nick Offerman: Rural roots, good manners helped make him a star

The ‘Parks and Recreation’ star reflects on his early years

By
Jane Graham

August 9, 2019
What Neil Gaiman would say to his younger self

Stephen King gave me great advice, says the comic book king – I ignored it

By
Jane Graham

February 23, 2017
Dylan Moran: Musings from the flip side of youth

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.

By
Jane Graham

March 6, 2015
Ozzy Osborne: A letter to my younger self

January 4, 2015

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