Paul Weller
English singer-songwriter and musician
David Attenborough, because he sticks to what he loves and is still passionate about it. God bless him.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Identity & self
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Our local doctor.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2022 source ↗
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Robbie Williams
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My wife. As someone who is forever bored, I’m never bored with or of her.
My own doctor, Paul Rudnick.
Aung San Suu Kyi, Caetano Veloso, Terry and Jo Harvey Allen, Ford Wheeler, Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning. My late father.
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