When were you happiest?

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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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Recorded Nile Rodgers said elsewhere, not written here
The first time I played a complete song on the guitar. It was A Day In The Life, by the Beatles.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 July 2013 source ↗

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Brett Anderson English singer
Right now. It's a beautiful thing to find yourself "the wrong side of 40" and more in love with life than ever. I never tell people this publicly as they wrongly assume the only valid creative state is that of the cliche of the tubercular, tortured artist coughing up blood in his garret.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 September 2011 source ↗
Kelly Macdonald Scottish actress
My wedding day. I had a sore face from laughing and smiling so much. Other than that, I am the happiest I've been in my life now.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 January 2014 source ↗
Robert Peston British journalist
With my late wife, Siân Busby, and our boys, Max and Simon, on assorted Welsh and English beaches, in sunshine and rain – especially when there was a Punch and Judy show on the prom.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 June 2018 source ↗

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