Marc Quinn: What keeps you awake at night?

Originally asked

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

A long-running fixed question in The Guardian's weekly Q&A questionnaire.

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Recorded Marc Quinn said elsewhere, not written here

Almost anything seems super urgent to deal with at 4am. Then I can't remember it in the morning.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 May 2014 source ↗

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Michael Kiwanuka English singer-songwriter

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

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

Things I wish I’d done better that day.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 February 2026 source ↗

Elaine Paige English singer and actress

Watching tennis.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 September 2016 source ↗

Julie Hesmondhalgh English actress and narrator

Worrying that I’ve upset people.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2018 source ↗

More money. Sounds terrible, but money is the energy of change.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 May 2014 source ↗

The Doobie Brothers – I Cheat The Hangman.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 May 2014 source ↗

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