Marianne Faithfull
English singer and actress
Right now, PJ Harvey.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Identity & self
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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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.
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All the NHS workers, care home staff and teachers who are the real superheroes of 2020.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 December 2020 source ↗
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Paul Weller
English singer-songwriter and musician
David Attenborough, because he sticks to what he loves and is still passionate about it. God bless him.
John Lewis
U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1987–2020; Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 1963–1966
Barack Obama, because he believed he could be president of the United States, and he succeeded. He was kind, and he tried to set a high standard of leadership.
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I only ever wanted to be Barbra Streisand. I probably still do.
As Naughty Grandma – you know, the one who is always causing mischief at Christmas.
My son playing drum’n’bass.
Being mum to my awesome children, Woody and Nelly. They make my day, every day. I do joke with them that I’m happy to pay for the therapy they’ll inevitably need in later years due to my terrible parenting.
The failed attempt at a home perm on myself in the 80s. I wanted to look like Kelly McGillis in Top Gun.
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