Neneh Cherry
Swedish singer
Whenever all my children and my grandchild are near.
When were you happiest?
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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
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When I am doing things that I feel I am not obliged to do.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 September 2011 source ↗
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Jimmy Savile
English media personality and sex offender
During the war - to a teenager, wartime is very exciting. And when there was no traffic, I could ride my bike about the lovely Yorkshire lanes with not a car in sight. And I'm very happy today because I'm not skint.
Kate Nash
British musician
British summers give me a really happy feeling. My bedroom at our family home in Harrow looks out on to our garden and a cricket field, and you just know when it’s the first day of summer.
Riz Ahmed
British actor and rapper
Preparing for Sound Of Metal. Feeling challenged and overwhelmed and lost in something is very fulfilling.
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