John Cooper Clarke: What single thing would improve the quality of your life?

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

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

Recorded John Cooper Clarke said elsewhere, not written here

A mobile phone.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2013 source ↗

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More exercise. Maybe I should join a gym, but I’ve never been to one.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2017 source ↗

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If there was a miracle pill that helped you to feel physically the same as you are mentally.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 August 2015 source ↗

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A small pair of ginger balls.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 July 2016 source ↗

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A partner – finding her and enjoying the rest of our lives together. Hopefully it will happen one day.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 September 2022 source ↗

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Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2013 source ↗

Peter Hitchens: he ploughs the lonely furrow.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2013 source ↗

Happiness is the target one only has to aim at in order to miss.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2013 source ↗

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