Daniel Clowes: When were you happiest?

Originally asked

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

Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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

Recorded Daniel Clowes said elsewhere, not written here

Probably in the past few years, though maybe it's just some mid-life hormonal surge.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2012 source ↗

Others on this question

Jennifer Hudson American singer and actress

Around the holidays, because I get to spend them with family and friends.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2018 source ↗

Carl Barât English musician

The last time I held my children and every time before that. They’ve been my salvation.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 March 2022 source ↗

Vinnie Jones English professional footballer and actor

In 1988, when the final whistle went in the FA Cup final and we beat Liverpool.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 June 2016 source ↗

Tim Peake British Army Air Corps officer and astronaut

My happiest moments are when I am wild camping with my family in Scotland and cooking on a fire by a river.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 October 2022 source ↗

It's a fool's errand to waste time admiring anybody.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 July 2012 source ↗

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