Yayoi Kusama: What keeps you awake at night?

Originally asked

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

A long-running fixed question in The Guardian's weekly Q&A questionnaire.

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Recorded Yayoi Kusama said elsewhere, not written here

I am an insomniac, so I often draw and write at night.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 May 2016 source ↗

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If I’ve spent money that I shouldn’t have or treated someone badly.

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The fear of nightmares.

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My dog wanting to go out for a wee.

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Foxes making love: it’s a very unsettling sound.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2017 source ↗

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Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 May 2016 source ↗

I am always happiest when I am making my art.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 May 2016 source ↗

I am in my ninth decade, so most people I have admired are no longer alive.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 May 2016 source ↗

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