Arlo Parks: Who do you turn to when you need advice?

The question

Who do you turn to when you need advice?

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Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions

Vogue's 73 Questions has repeatedly used this direct advice-network prompt.

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

Arlo Parks

Singer-songwriter and poet; Mercury Prize winner

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I want to be a voice for the kid. I mean, it sounds quite contrived, but I want to make music that I would have wanted to hear when I was 14.

The Talks, The Talks, 18 September 2021 source ↗

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Andrew Lloyd Webber Composer of musical theatre

I already know what I want to do next [after Cinderella], but I can't talk about it yet.

Recorded Classical Music, Classical Music, 1 July 2019 source ↗

Maya Angelou Poet, memoirist and civil rights activist

Try to retain some of the finest parts of the African American culture, some of the sweetest parts. The fact that people kind of drop their voices and become almost musical when they talk to a friend, or to a preacher, or to a teacher. They say, “Hey! How you doin’?” Remember that. Keep the melody in your mind and in your spirit. It will keep you tender in the tough times, which is very important.

Recorded Academy of Achievement, Academy of Achievement interview, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1 April 2000 source ↗

Alexis Ohanian Co-founder of Reddit; founder of Seven Seven Six

As for his internationally renowned wife, professional tennis player and four-time Olympic gold medalist Serena Williams, he said he often asks her for advice on mastering a field.

Recorded Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures event, Johns Hopkins Hub, 30 April 2018 source ↗

Andrew Weil Physician; founder of the Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona

I had a family physician when I was growing up who was a mentor and steered me towards studying medicine.

Recorded Olivendo, Olivendo, 17 October 2022 source ↗