Mike Skinner
English rapper
I'd have not sung along with Yellow Submarine in that infant school hall.
If you could edit your past, what would you change?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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Which moment embarrassed you most?
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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Which book are you ashamed not to have read?
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
I would become fitter younger. Because I would have been hotter younger!
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I don’t have anything that I want to change. I’m sure I did in the past but I can’t recall, which means it wasn’t that big a deal.
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When I concentrate, I put my thumb in my mouth. I once did it during a really important meeting when asked a question I didn’t know the answer to. When I left the meeting my friend said: “What did you put your thumb in your mouth for?” I didn’t know I’d done it.
A sushi chef in my kitchen.
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How much my son loves me, particularly considering I’ve had a huge career.
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