Cybill Shepherd: What keeps you awake at night?

What keeps you awake at night?

Originally asked

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Recorded Cybill Shepherd said elsewhere, not written here

Worrying about my children.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 June 2008 source ↗

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Melanie Chisholm British pop singer

My little girl. I often get visits just for a cuddle.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 October 2016 source ↗

John Simm English musician and actor

A couple of years ago we moved to East Sussex – I had been living in London for 35 years – and couldn’t work out why I kept waking up and thinking, what’s that sound? It was actually silence.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 March 2023 source ↗

Kim Gordon American musician and artist

Worrying about my daughter, worrying about money.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 March 2020 source ↗

Cressida Cowell British writer

Anxiety. Have I finished this? Will I make the deadline? Could I have done that better? Are the children OK? Is the husband OK? Is the dog OK? Did I leave the oven on?

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 September 2020 source ↗