Whatever, the Clash was shot, and Strummer spent the rest of his life regretting his miscalculations.
"I generally try not to go through life regretting things, or playing the what-if game.
By inflating a balloon until it bursts we experience a symbolic death, he says, allowing us the opportunity to process death anxiety and life regret.
As for David, he confesses, "I'm 41 years old and I have spent half my life regretting that I missed the 60's".
Yet the man who wrote Lord of the Flies spent the rest of his life regretting that he had done so.
And then I started thinking, What if he's the love of my life, and I end up marrying a Mormon guy that I like OK, and I spend the rest of my life regretting this decision?
It tells the story of newly widowed Violet Hetherington, who as a young poet betrayed her best friend and mentor, Edwin, for a fickle and controlling lover and spent the rest of her life regretting it.
Though 90% of adults report having at least one life regret, young adults may suffer particularly high rates of regret.
To be honest, though, I could probably eat five of these and love every minute of it, then spend the next week of my life regretting it.
