Alison Goldfrapp
English musician and record producer
Most recently, when I was tobogganing in Italy.
When were you happiest?
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What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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.
Last year, when I had all four kids – Daisy, Kingston, Zuma and Apollo – staying with me on my birthday. It was magical.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 July 2020 source ↗
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When my album went to No 1.
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When I got married in 2016. I’d had a chance to practise three times before, so I was comfortable.
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My college years, when everything was possible and I felt physically invulnerable.
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The fact that I am still making music.
If I am still in the argument I’ve had in the day.
Funny and generous.
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