The question
What accomplishment matters most to you?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Verbatim recurring item in The Guardian Q&A; two fully readable publisher-hosted respondent pages establish institutional recurrence.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Being delusional and dreaming big.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 June 2025 source ↗
My kids, and getting some of the stories I had in my head on to paper in a way that wasn’t too far removed from the thing I dreamed about writing.
Come back to me the night before I pop my clogs.
Surviving the music industry. I think it’s been responsible for killing a lot of musicians. Lots of us have mental health issues, and drink and drug problems, and the industry doesn’t really care.
Professionally, receiving my first Grammy from Whitney Houston.
Three days ago. I don’t even know why. Sometimes I just feel emotional about how vulnerable humans are.
Genuine love is given freely, not by force.
Myself. I didn’t know how to protect myself adequately when I was younger, and I think I would have experienced my youth differently if I had.
A year ago. My understanding of what love is has changed immensely since.
My late 20s, writing my third record.
Cheerful, sensitive, sassy.
Michael Flatley, Martin Sheen, Andy Serkis, Reece Shearsmith, Fatima Bhutto, Eddie Izzard
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