Will young articles
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Will Young Americans Finally Rock the Vote?
Twenty years ago, I published Taking Back the Vote: Getting American Youth Involved in Our Democracy. The book grew out of a personal passion: Once my oldest child was able to cast a ballot, I became fascinated with the potential and obstacles facing our youngest voters. I delved into the lengthy and messy midcentury struggle to pass the 26th Amendment, extending the franchise to 18-year-olds. The first bill to lower the voting age was introduced in Congress during World War II—why should young...
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Will Young recalls standing up to Simon Cowell: ‘I really disliked him’
‘He needed to be put in his place,’ recalled Young
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Will Young admits drastic action he almost took with sledgehammer to get out of Strictly
Will Young has revealed he considered breaking his own leg with a sledgehammer to get out of BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing in 2016. The singer, 45, has candidly spoken about suffering panic attacks “24 hours a day” before he pulled out of the competition. Speaking to Elizabeth Day on Wednesday’s (24 April) How to Fail podcast, the Pop Idol winner described the drastic action he almost took as he thought he “wouldn’t get in trouble” for the physical ailment. “I thought mental health no-one’s gonna...