Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A long-running fixed question in The Guardian's weekly Q&A questionnaire.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2017 source ↗
I’ve been awake almost my entire life. I have had insomnia since I was a child.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 June 2022 source ↗
Wondering why I can’t sleep.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2026 source ↗
I am a good sleeper.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 June 2021 source ↗
Nothing. I fell asleep while I was getting a shave. When I woke up, the barber said, “No one has ever fallen asleep with a razor at their throat.” And I was like, “Bro, I have three boys under five – I sleep when I can.”
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 November 2015 source ↗
I won a local art competition aged 10 – the first time I’d won anything.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2017 source ↗
Pyramid Song, by Radiohead, live.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2017 source ↗
A stuntman. Evel Knievel was an icon.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2017 source ↗
Teachers at my school, for being such a smartarse.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2017 source ↗
Last year, driving in California, I found myself on the wrong side of the road. I was 30 seconds away from hitting two cars coming the other way.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2017 source ↗
The floral waistcoat and shocking-pink shirt combo I wore on my 21st.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2017 source ↗
Abigail Breslin, Adam Clayton, Adam Lambert, Adam Peaty, Adjoa Andoh, Allison Janney
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