When were you happiest?

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Recorded Rupert Graves said elsewhere, not written here
When I am completely absorbed in something, such as when I pick up my guitar and have a little sing.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2015 source ↗

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Maxine Peake British actress
The mid- to late 80s, summers spent at Park End Farm in Atherton – ankle deep in horse manure and soaking wet from falls from badly constructed rope swings across streams.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2011 source ↗
Bobby Womack American singer-songwriter
When I was just singing with my brothers in our house. I was hoping I could become a success to give my mother and my father a better way of living.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2012 source ↗
Aidan Gillen Irish actor
I won a local art competition aged 10 – the first time I’d won anything.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2017 source ↗

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