Louis Walsh: What thought won't let you sleep? — FLAPSS

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What thought won't let you sleep?

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Louis Walsh

Irish music manager and television personality

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The X Factor (wondering about song choices) and watching TV. I’m a night person, and don’t go to sleep until 3am or 4am.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2017 source ↗

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Infinity. I can’t get my head round it.

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My rational brain doing battle with my emotional brain.

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As I get older, sleeping gets harder. I exercise, I do mindfulness, I take drugs occasionally.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 December 2017 source ↗

George Michael English singer-songwriter

My dogs demanding my undivided attention.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 August 2014 source ↗

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Question What song would you want played at your funeral? Death & what remains

Crazy by Patsy Cline.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2017 source ↗

Question As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself? Identity & self

I just wanted to work in music. I didn’t want a real job.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2017 source ↗

Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

I’m always happy. Ask Simon Cowell: he says if I had a tail, I’d wag it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2017 source ↗

Question How would you want people to remember you? Death & what remains

I’d like people to say, “Well, he was a bit odd, he was a bit funny.”

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2017 source ↗

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

More exercise. Maybe I should join a gym, but I’ve never been to one.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2017 source ↗

Question Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought? Money & investment

I have a Maserati. I love pop art and I collect Warhol, Hirst and Hockney.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2017 source ↗

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