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Norah Jones: ‘When I met Ray Charles I couldn’t stop crying’


The singer, 44, talks about her earliest memories, awkward teenage years, thrill-seeking days and her chance to make music with her childhood hero

My earliest memory is of a dream I had aged three: standing in the park near my New York daycare, I bit my lip, and it came straight off like Play-Doh. Twenty-something years ago, still new to the game, I was in a show honouring Elton John. I love to go fast, but I’ve passed the point in my life where I can do it now – the nausea hits me.

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