James Bay
English singer-songwriter and guitarist
My dad, for providing for the family for 20 years – he was a wine merchant and recently retired.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
Failure & regret
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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What would you like to be remembered for?
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What most recently made you cry?
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.
My mum was only 17 when she had my brother, and 19 when she had me. She was learning the ropes as she went along, and had a heroin addict boyfriend, which wasn’t easy.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 May 2020 source ↗
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Nicholas Hoult
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Mum and Dad – they've done a pretty good job raising us kids.
Well, Frank Sinatra’s gone, so the rest have to stand in line.
Gloria Steinem
Writer and feminist organiser
Dr Denis Mukwege, because he is to sexualised violence against females what Mandela was to apartheid.
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I cried this morning when I was meditating, for the first time. I had this real feeling of gratitude that my dad survived his addiction.
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