Bobby Gillespie: What most recently made you cry?

What most recently made you cry?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

A fixed Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.

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Recorded Bobby Gillespie said elsewhere, not written here

When Maradona died, I cried for three days.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 May 2021 source ↗

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Rita Ora British singer-songwriter

Getting an honorary ambassadorship from the president of Kosovo in July.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 August 2015 source ↗

Brendan Gleeson Irish actor and director

Listening to Iris DeMent singing Our Town, because of her voice and the truth of what she is singing about, which is that small towns and communities are dying all over.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 December 2016 source ↗

Clive Myrie British journalist, newsreader, and presenter

Watching the South Korean film Past Lives. I was on a plane and weeping uncontrollably.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2024 source ↗

Alison Moyet English singer

When I heard John Noakes had died.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 June 2017 source ↗