David Morrissey

It's quite interesting though, Lauren, because being asked to be on this show was the first time in my life where I thought, oh, maybe I've done something worth it.

It was like that thing of suddenly going, you never guess what, I'm on Desert Island Discs.

There was some sort of knighthood going on there.

But I must like the insecurity.

And the other thing about that is then taking ownership of it, that actually you're playing it, it's not playing you.

And that's what's really important for me is that

I have to start from the point of view where I go, I chose this.

And it's fun and it's buzzy and it's risky.

The other thing I came to learn is that I'm pleased when I'm nervous because I care.

You know, if there's nothing at risk, why do it?

You know, I have to be, something needs to be at stake.

You know, you can chase that.

That can be addictive in a way, that you're trying to sort of get this feeling of this frisson of excitement that you could, you know, you could fall flat on your face.

My brothers and sister, they would have big record collections, you know, and this record I'd see in my brother's room, I'd see in my sister's room, I'd see in... My cousins would play it.

One of my cousins is a musician and he would play stuff off this album.

I bought it in cassette, I bought it on album, I bought it on CD, I've downloaded it, all those things.

It's stayed with me all my life.

The album is Blue by Joni Mitchell and this track is River.

It's just something that breaks my heart.

I love it.