'It was a hell-hole. There were prostitutes upstairs, junkies downstairs and it was a bare room with a bed, nylon sheets, and a kitchenette with dirty plates and a lamp. I've always felt ashamed she stayed in such a pit. If I'd known in 1983 how big she'd become, I'd have cut up the sheets and sold them on ebay.' [81][82]

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