As one of a kind.
What would you like to be remembered for?
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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Who most deserves an apology from you, and why?
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Values & belief
Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
As a broad who gave it a go.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 April 2018 source ↗
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View all 214 →As the Queen of Rock’n’Roll. As a woman who showed other women that it is OK to strive for success on their own terms.
A net positive from my time on Earth.
I don’t care that much about legacy. Within family I do, but not externally.
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In the car with my kids, singing Purple Rain.
Luke. It’s hard growing up with a heroin addict, and I treated him in his vulnerability in a way I would never have treated anyone I worked with.
The prime minister.
Harriet Harman. I know how hard it is to do what she’s doing.
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