Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 August 2020 source ↗
At 37 Crawford Road in Camberwell, London. My mother had separated from my father and we had nothing, but I remember roast potatoes, twopence in the gas meter and music. It was the only time in my life when I felt at home.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 March 2022 source ↗
Last night, having dinner with the family round the kitchen table.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 July 2015 source ↗
I have been very fortunate in my life. I have had a lot of happiness. I have a great family and I work a lot, and that's what I like to do.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 January 2013 source ↗
As a young child in the West Indies and having fun with my friends, playing sport and hanging about.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 January 2011 source ↗
I choked on a hard-boiled lemon sweet when I was 13. My brother Sam saved me.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 August 2020 source ↗
I never said it out loud, but I had this “Why aren’t you like the other mums?” energy towards my mum. Now I am an adult, I am happy that she came here from Ghana and remained who she was, but for a long time I resented her.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 August 2020 source ↗
Retaining my sense of self in an insecure job.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 August 2020 source ↗
Run to the Sun by NERD. I’ve always loved that song. People always think that Pharrell [Williams] wrote it about a lover but it was about his grandmother, who passed away. My brother was a massive NERD fan – he got me into them and there’s something so pure and loving about that song. I want my funeral to be a joyous occasion, I want people to rave and to wear bright colours. But for the moment of reflection, I want that song.
Recorded The Guardian, Honest playlist, The Guardian, 7 November 2022 source ↗
Better bike lanes in London.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 August 2020 source ↗
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