Kevin Rowland
British singer
Gerry Adams, because he’s got incredible integrity and vision, and he’s had to put up with so much flak.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
Originally asked
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.
My wife, Melanie. She's had real trauma and loss in her life, yet she starts every day with joy, and sees the world as a good place
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 March 2012 source ↗
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Rose Tremain
English writer
Meryl Streep. For all her truthful and perfected offerings that have taken me to an “elsewhere”, in which my mind could feel both soothed and stimulated.
Lily Tomlin
Comedian and actor
My partner, who’s helping me with this Proust Questionnaire.
Sickeningly, it’s probably my wife, because she’s a legend.
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