Craig David: How close have you come to death?

How close have you come to death?

Originally asked

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.

Recorded Craig David said elsewhere, not written here

I was caught by a wave while swimming at night with friends in Southampton. That shook me.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 November 2016 source ↗

Others on this question

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Emeli Sandé British singer

On a camping holiday in Scotland when I was nine: I was in an inflatable dinghy that drifted out to sea. A lifeboat had to come.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 January 2017 source ↗

Sadiq Khan Mayor of London since 2016

When I was a kid in Tooting, our house caught fire. We didn’t realise until the fire brigade turned up.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 September 2016 source ↗

Corinne Bailey Rae

When my first husband died, because it felt like my life was over, and it was challenging to keep in life at the time.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 September 2023 source ↗

Rosanna Arquette American actress

About 40 years ago I drove off an embankment and tumbled down a huge hill. I was standing in the field with my car smashed like a can, saying, “Am I dead?” because I had seen myself dead in the car. Then someone said, “Are you OK?” and I didn’t have a scratch. I believe it was an angel experience.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2021 source ↗