Andrea Bocelli: What do you believe happens when we die? — FLAPSS

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What do you believe happens when we die?

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Andrea Bocelli

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Earthly life is merely the infancy of our soul. What comes after physical death is, I imagine, like returning home.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2024 source ↗

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Disneyland x a million.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 February 2026 source ↗

Marcus Brigstocke

I don’t know, and I’m completely OK with not knowing.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 January 2025 source ↗

I don’t know and I don’t really care – I’ll be dead.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2024 source ↗

A nice long rest.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 August 2025 source ↗

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Question As a child, what career or life did you imagine for yourself? Identity & self

A singer. I wanted to live off music ever since I was a child – a wish that came true when I was over 35 years old.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2024 source ↗

Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

The many nuns and priests who often work in the shadows, dedicating their lives to the service of others.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2024 source ↗

Question How close have you come to dying? Death & what remains

As a young man I had a car accident on a foggy night that left the vehicle looking like a squashed box, even though, by some miracle, I walked away unscathed.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2024 source ↗

Question Who deserves an apology from you, and for what? Failure & regret

My father, with whom I had a complex relationship: often, when I was young, his desire to protect me clashed with the stubbornness of my choices.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2024 source ↗

Question What trait do you most dislike in other people? Values & belief

Lack of humility, the absence of goodness.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2024 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

I fear the arrogance we are all at risk of, the pride that pushes us to put “I” in place of “God”. More prosaically, I fear physical pain because it risks stripping us of our dignity.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2024 source ↗

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