Erin O'Connor: 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 Erin O'Connor said elsewhere, not written here

An emergency landing in a snow storm in Philadelphia.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 March 2008 source ↗

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Paul O'Grady British comedian, actor and television presenter

I had a bad heart attack 20 years ago: I think I slid off the mortal coil for about 30 seconds.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 November 2021 source ↗

Adam Clayton

When I was drinking, there were many times when I was out for the night and didn’t come back for a week.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2024 source ↗

Sue Perkins British actress, singer, writer and comedian

Anna dared me to jump off a cliff in Menorca on holiday a couple of years ago. I did. I fell 30m through the air, hit the water at an odd angle and shattered my coccyx.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 October 2018 source ↗

Michael Stipe American singer

Scarlet fever, 1962. Hypothermia, 1974. Lightning strike, 1986.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 January 2020 source ↗