Martin Kemp
English musician and actor
Buzz Aldrin. I met him about 10 years ago and all I could do was look at his feet. What greater thing can you do than walk on the moon?
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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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.
Jens Stoltenberg, for the way he united Norway after the massacre on Utøya in 2011.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 July 2014 source ↗
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Hayley Squires
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Two friends who work for the NHS, Jason and Kate. One is a paramedic and one has been moved to work in an ICU.
Julian Sands
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David Hare – he’s always fascinating and funny.
John Cooper Clarke
English poet
Peter Hitchens: he ploughs the lonely furrow.
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Most recently, going to a 1D concert at Wembley with my nine-year-old daughter. Seeing her dream becoming real. The highlight was meeting a nice man in the elevator when it was over, who gave her Harry's autograph. Turned out to be his dad. To my daughter that was like meeting the archangel Gabriel.
A song by Ellie Goulding – I am not telling you which one.
Coming back to work after being ill. A year ago I couldn't see that happening. I am still pinching myself.
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