I never used to pay Holocaust Memorial Day much mind. I found it difficult to engage with the topic in this way, from a distance. But since I shared my grandfather’s survival story, I feel differently. I feel a sense of purpose and responsibility – it’s certainly never felt this urgent, at least in my …
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I’m feeling very sentimental. I mean, more than usual. This might be partly due to the fact that I, like most of us, am currently getting over the flu and it’s easy to be a little sensitive when physically run down. But it’s also because I’m scrolling through the archives on my website and realising …
I cannot be alone in feeling particularly lethargic at the dawn of 2024. I know that this coming year is going to be particularly busy and exciting, but I somehow don’t quite feel ready for it, as if I still need a little longer to recover form the many challenges thrown my way in 2023 …
“I’ve just heard Now and Then…has anyone checked in to see if Roxanne’s OK?” I must have done something right in life, because when The Beatles released their final song Now and Then at 2pm on November 2nd, 2023, I was moved by how many of you thought of me and sent me messages to …
Well hello there and a very happy new year to you! 2022 was a strange beast, wasn’t it? I’m sure it lasted twice as long as previous years and no one can convince me otherwise! We may have circled the sun at the usual speed and crossed the same twelve months off our calendars, but …
Last year, I got to write a piece for Polish VOGUE all about what John Lennon’s Imagine means to me. As it’s his Birthday today, I thought I’d share what I wrote with you. My love for John Lennon precedes memory. Imagining my world without him, pun intended, is not easy to do. I grew …
I went for a walk yesterday and was surprised to see so many golden brown leaves covering the parks and pavements. It feels too early for autumn, but the freshness in the air is a sure sign that leather jacket season is upon us. I’m back in London after the most incredible tour opening for …
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I feel like myself again. I hadn’t realised how much of me had gone missing until I found myself, in a VW van, sitting in the passenger seat en route to show number four or five of the You & Me, We Are The Same tour. I am at my happiest when I’m physically tired …
“I’ve been listening with quite a bit of interest to Roxanne de Bastion”, says Iggy Pop in his absurdly low, gravelly voice. I’m sat on the floor of my North London living room listening to BBC6 Music on my fm radio, eyes wide, hands rolled into tense fists that are pressed firmly against my lips …
My dad left this earth and the world came to a grinding halt. When I saw in 2020, I was deeply wrapped up in a disorientating loss. Characters fictional and historical have cursed the skies throughout our collective existence in these situations: “How dare the world continue to turn when I have suffered a loss …