Beth Ditto: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

The question

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

This exact question recurs in The Guardian's institutional Q&A pool.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Beth Ditto

American singer

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

When Justin Bieber's management kicked us out of his rehearsal because they were afraid we'd laugh at him. I was actually super-excited.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2012 source ↗

Others on this question

John Bishop English comedian and actor

When I didn't get selected for the county football team when I was 15.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 October 2013 source ↗

Minnie Driver British and American actress

I thought that I would become more mature about certain things, and it didn’t happen.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 February 2023 source ↗

Joan Bakewell English journalist, television presenter and politician

Not being on Morecambe & Wise.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 October 2013 source ↗

Ivan Lendl Czech and American tennis player

Plenty of matches got away, but there’s nothing I can do about it, so why worry?

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2017 source ↗

I would still be at home. I wouldn’t want to travel anywhere because the roads would be chaos.

Recorded Clash, Swan Song, 14 September 2012 source ↗

There are far too many to choose.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2012 source ↗

When everyone else is happy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2012 source ↗

Search the directory for somebody in particular.