Billy Ocean: If you could edit your past, what would you change?

Originally asked

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

Repeated verbatim in The Guardian's long-running Saturday Q&A; two publisher-hosted examples establish recurrence.

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

Recorded Billy Ocean said elsewhere, not written here

I would do a lot more investments.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 August 2016 source ↗

Others on this question

My relationship with drugs.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2024 source ↗

Joseph Fiennes English actor

Doc Brown proved that editing the past is disastrous.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 October 2008 source ↗

Bill Bailey Comedian and musician

A bilious green suit springs to mind.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 October 2016 source ↗

Jessica Hynes British actress and writer

I wouldn’t have drunk alcohol.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 August 2016 source ↗

As somebody who tried.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 August 2016 source ↗

My parents, because growing up you think you know more than they do.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 August 2016 source ↗

He passed away a few months ago: Muhammad Ali.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 August 2016 source ↗

My song, Suddenly.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 August 2016 source ↗

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