Ronnie Wood: How close have you come to death?

How close have you come to death?

Originally asked

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

A recurring Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.

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

Recorded Ronnie Wood said elsewhere, not written here

I can dodge the bullets – I’m lucky.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 September 2017 source ↗

Others on this question

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Madhur Jaffrey Actress, cook, and TV host

It’s nearly happened twice, each time after an operation.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 February 2021 source ↗

Munroe Bergdorf

Before transitioning, I had a severe eating disorder. The doctor said, “Your body’s shutting down and if you don’t improve your mental and physical wellbeing, you’ll die.” Shortly after that, I started transitioning medically and my eating disorder resolved.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 July 2025 source ↗

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen English interior designer and television personality

I was nearly hit by an enormous gold-fibreglass cherub in a shopping centre. It fell five storeys and smashed into a thousand pieces about 4ft away from me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 October 2022 source ↗

Judy Murray Scottish tennis coach

On a flight, last February, from Atlanta to Rio. We went through a storm and I was convinced that the plane was going down. The overhead cabins were opening, everything was falling out, people were screaming and I was hanging on to my seat.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 December 2020 source ↗