The question
What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
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I was very happy to be alive when I surfaced after my yacht, Drum, capsized in the Fastnet Race in 1985. I was in an air pocket for 40 minutes, and had to take off my long johns to be able to surface.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 September 2015 source ↗
This year's a pretty good year.
Right where I am now.
When I hit 40. I made a lot of mistakes in my 20s and spent most of my 30s changing nappies.
At the South By Southwest Music Festival last March. Few things make me happier than going to concerts, and this was an epic evening.
I’m torn between Fauré’s Requiem and The Long And Winding Road.
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Joss Stone, Jason Derulo, Jools Holland, Alison Goldfrapp, Melanie Chisholm, T Bone Burnett
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