Ricky Wilson
Singer; frontman of Kaiser Chiefs
Travelling on a tour bus.
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A long-running fixed question in The Guardian's weekly Q&A questionnaire.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
It used to be worrying about football results.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 May 2019 source ↗
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Coffee, which is why I’ve given it up.
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