Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 October 2022 source ↗
Probably David Hockney, for achieving a perfect balance of life and work; for making great pictures; being charitable; and remaining bloody-minded.
The Queen, because she's kept hats alive in the imagination of people all over the world.
My mother. She raised four children pretty much on her own. My father was around, but always out at work.
Pamela Anderson, because I love her strength and honesty and vulnerability at the same time.
Not much. Given that I’m up and active most mornings around 5am, I’ve had enough of everything by 9pm.
Like Celtic hitting the back of the net in the 90th minute of a Champions League football match.
In the Beatles.
I travelled all the way to the Arctic Circle to see the aurora borealis, then fell asleep and missed it.
I’ve learned to give myself a break. Everyone should.
I have a mild fear of not being appreciative enough for the luck that has come my way. That’s about it.
Olly Alexander, Patti Smith, James Bay, Kylie Minogue, Björk Guðmundsdóttir, Florence Welch
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