Belinda Carlisle
American singer
As a singer who did everything her way, no compromise.
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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 kind, unafraid and boldly vulnerable – and immensely talented, like, mega supernova level. And super hot. And tall. With great skin.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 January 2020 source ↗
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Just being remembered at all would be great.
As someone who did what he could with what he had.
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Can I say: maybe tomorrow?
A sustainable future for all. I could finally stop worrying.
Scarlet fever, 1962. Hypothermia, 1974. Lightning strike, 1986.
Deciding what I wanted to do at 15 and, against all odds, doing it.
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