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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A recurring Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 September 2022 source ↗
I had heart surgery when I was 17. The other time was when I fell off my piano. My head was an inch away from a metal step.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2019 source ↗
Have you seen my documentaries?
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2017 source ↗
Last year when I had a pulmonary embolism – it was a very scary time.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 October 2024 source ↗
There are so many instances when I’ve come very close to death that it’s difficult to pick one.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 March 2025 source ↗
When I realised that I could be a musician. I was 16.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 September 2022 source ↗
A saxophone for £8,000.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 September 2022 source ↗
I would have spent more time practising and got a proper lawyer to sort out my first album contract.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 September 2022 source ↗
When my new-born daughter Cleopatra died and I wasn’t there. I was doing a US tour and I remember sitting down in an airport and losing it.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 September 2022 source ↗
I am not studious enough. I get easily distracted.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 September 2022 source ↗
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