Florence Welch
British singer
Either pottering around on my own or performing, so I don’t know what kind of person that makes me.
When were you happiest?
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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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.
Whenever it was, I didn't realise it fully.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 January 2011 source ↗
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When I was 15 or 16 - I slept really well then. Now I sleep on a bed of anxiety-tipped nails.
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When the book of my enemy was discounted.
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The births of my kids and my wedding spring to mind.
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