Florence Welch
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Either pottering around on my own or performing, so I don’t know what kind of person that makes me.
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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
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This morning. I had a typical day: got up early, took the dog for a walk, went to the gym for an hour, then wrote for four hours. That makes me a very happy person.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 December 2015 source ↗
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Yesterday: sun-lounger, back garden, cup of tea, radio on.
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When my son, Jimmy, was two and I was just pottering about with him.
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When my album was made in June.
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Having a stroke.
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