Katie Melua: What do you believe happens when we die? — FLAPSS

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What do you believe happens when we die?

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Katie Melua

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I am so curious. We had my son christened because there may be a god but, equally, my partner is a science teacher, so I am also completely open to the possibility that nothing happens.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2023 source ↗

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Albert Hammond Jr. Musician

No. I mean, it depends on how you look at it. In the sense that we all have a piece of cosmic dust in us from the beginning – The Big Bang – then yes. But no, I don’t believe in heaven or hell.

Recorded The Talks, 10 October 2013 source ↗

I think we live on in people’s memories until those memories go.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 October 2025 source ↗

We finally get to be with Jesus, face to face.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 January 2026 source ↗

That’s the 64-million-dollar question.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 August 2026 source ↗

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Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

When I see older generations struggling with technology, I am afraid of it moving so quickly that I can’t use it.

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

Question What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life? Daily life

Knowing everyone I love is always going to be healthy.

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

Question If you could revise one chapter of your past, what would you change? Failure & regret

I would have partied a little bit harder in my 20s.

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

Question Who deserves an apology from you, and for what? Failure & regret

My grandma, who died a few years ago, because I wasn’t able to see her on my last visit to Georgia.

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

Question When were you most embarrassed? Failure & regret

Forty-eight hours after giving birth, I sent a picture that someone had sent me of their baby to a WhatsApp group, thinking it was my son (they kind of looked similar). Mortifying.

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

Question What most recently moved you to tears? Identity & self

I almost cried last night because of the lack of sleep.

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

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