Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2019 source ↗
David Hockney, because he’s so experimental and creative. He continually reinvents himself in a really delightful way.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 December 2021 source ↗
Karl Lagerfeld.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 October 2016 source ↗
Obama, because against all odds, he's getting the job done with grace and integrity.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 March 2011 source ↗
Nick Cave for his determination to hold a space for public discourse on the deep and difficult and mysterious elements of life.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 May 2025 source ↗
Everyone I ever met in 2007, because I was definitely about two hours late.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2019 source ↗
That all the cliches about people in the music industry are true.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2019 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 ↗
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.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2019 source ↗
Surviving the music industry. I think it’s been responsible for killing a lot of musicians. Lots of us have mental health issues, and drink and drug problems, and the industry doesn’t really care.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2019 source ↗
Abi Morgan, Adam Clayton, Adeel Akhtar, Adwoa Aboah, Alfre Woodard, Alice Eve
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