John Waters: How close have you come to death?

How close have you come to death?

Originally asked

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

A recurring Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded John Waters said elsewhere, not written here

Just thinking about unsafe sex.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 September 2008 source ↗

Others on this question

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Cynthia Nixon American actress and politician

When I was 13, I was on a bicycle and got hit by a taxi in New York.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 April 2017 source ↗

Beverley Knight Singer and stage actor

On a flight to Newcastle, when we had terrible storms. The plane dropped quickly and the oxygen masks fell down. We had to land in Manchester.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 July 2022 source ↗

Anita Rani British broadcaster and journalist

Climbing Scafell Pike in the Lake District when I was about 15. The winds were about 85mph, my legs lifted and I nearly flew off. Thankfully somebody grabbed me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 July 2021 source ↗

Bryan Adams Canadian singer-songwriter and musician

Skydiving: the parachute got tangled around my legs.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 December 2022 source ↗