#personal-history

#personal-history

Every time we read one now, I'm suddenly back in my attic room in Swansea 40 years ago, watching my dad turn the same pages.

In 1959, the woman who brought me into this world bundled me in a basket and placed me in a Hong Kong stairwell near Sai Yeung Choi Street, a bustling region of the British colony. I was 4 days old. A passerby called the police, who transported me to St. Christopher's Home, the largest non-government-run orphanage on the island.

Robert Therrien's 'Under the Table' is a 10-foot-tall sculpture that captivates visitors, inviting them to experience its scale and intricacies from below. The piece exemplifies Therrien's ability to transform everyday objects into monumental art.

"Art became his antidote to pressure and frustration. An item like this brings us closer to those quiet creative moments away from the world."

First up is Carpenter, who talks about her new album, Personal History - a record she's been shaping for nearly five years. The five-time Grammy winner reflects on balancing the literary with the plainspoken, as she's done since her late-'80s breakout, while still finding new ways to write from the heart. "At this point in my life," she says, "I can't hide behind it anymore."

Bono reflects on how singing in U2 provided a sense of identity and purpose, stating, 'When I sang in U2, something got a hold of me, and it made sense of me.'

I can't get over what she said... I cry about this every time I remember.