Yusuf Islam: What accomplishment matters most to you?

The question

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.

Yusuf Islam

British musician

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Writing songs that can be handed down through generations.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 November 2014 source ↗

Others on this question

Neil Gaiman Author of fiction, comics and screenplays

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.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 October 2023 source ↗

Francesca Martinez British comedian

My relationship.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 March 2020 source ↗

Joely Richardson British actress

My one-woman show playing Emily Dickinson: two hours by myself on stage and over 50 performances. I’m really happy I had the guts to do that.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 July 2015 source ↗

Laura Mvula English singer

My debut album.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 August 2014 source ↗

Not making number one with Matthew And Son because of the Monkees.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 November 2014 source ↗

The respelling of my name to Joseph.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 November 2014 source ↗

Search the directory for somebody in particular.