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Skunk Anansie’s Skin: ‘I was nearly swept out to sea. A very strong, naked dude saved me’


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The band had hit singles with songs including Weak and Hedonism; in 1999, Skin became the first black woman to headline Glastonbury. Sign up to get the inside story from our top writers as well as all the must-read articles and columns, delivered to your inbox every weekend. Once I dived off a cliff into an undertow that nearly swept me out to sea, but luckily, I was saved by a very strong, completely naked dude who managed to throw me on to the rocks.

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