Gavin Rossdale
British musician
Funny and generous.
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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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
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 guy who had fun.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2017 source ↗
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Victoria Derbyshire
British broadcaster
As someone who cared.
Kathy Lette
Australian-British author
As a writer who championed women with grit and wit.
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View profile →I always wanted to play tennis. Otherwise, I always thought it would be fun to do something in mathematics or physics.
People who have done really well in their sports: in tennis, Steffi Graf; in ice hockey, Wayne Gretzky.
I am not thinking about dying yet.
Plenty of matches got away, but there’s nothing I can do about it, so why worry?
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