Malcolm Gladwell
Staff writer at The New Yorker; author of The Tipping Point and Outliers
As a writer who took cheering up his listeners seriously.
What would you like to be remembered for?
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Identity & self
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
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What does love feel like?
Relationships
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
As a charming, helpful, solicitous, generous, loving, carefree and constantly funny companion, lover and father. Some hope of that.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 December 2017 source ↗
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Burt Reynolds
American actor
He gave people laughter.
Belinda Carlisle
American singer
As a singer who did everything her way, no compromise.
Carlos Acosta
Cuban ballet dancer
As someone who made a difference.
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View profile →An actor. Then I grew out of that and became one by default. Or sort of one: “Not really an actor”, said Michael Billington.
No songs, please. Don’t make a fuss.
Adolescent love feels like exquisite self-indulgence. Long-term love feels like a warm bath that needs a trickle of extra hot water every now and then.
I’ll be at my happiest today, and probably my gloomiest at some point today, too.
The next morning. It rarely turns out as bad as I think it’s going to be.
Sorry, I’m British and middle class, so I’ve already apologised to virtually everybody I have ever met.
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