Michael Kiwanuka: What keeps you awake at night?

Originally asked

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

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Recorded Michael Kiwanuka said elsewhere, not written here

If I think my family’s not safe. And if I have a good idea musically: sometimes I can’t sleep out of excitement.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2019 source ↗

Others on this question

Those mad thoughts. Did you turn off the air fryer? Have I booked my plane for tomorrow?

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2023 source ↗

David Hasselhoff American actor, singer, and television personality

Terror of the next day.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 April 2009 source ↗

Jessica Brown Findlay English actress

The thought of infinity.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 March 2021 source ↗

Fran Lebowitz American author and public speaker

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 ↗

A 1962 Fender Stratocaster guitar I bought in 2014 for £10,000.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2019 source ↗

Nothing. Everything happens for a reason.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2019 source ↗

Being able to drive.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2019 source ↗

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