The question
Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Billy Connolly, who is a brilliantly funny man. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t adore him.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 February 2020 source ↗
My uncle, Edward Wood Dunham. He has Parkinson’s disease and faces every day with bravery, humor, and a gin-and-tonic.
Your average aid worker, wherever they may be. Any human being doing good by helping others, while putting themselves in harm’s way.
Dolly Parton. I love how she does what she wants, and lives how she wants, keeping her life so private. Also, she helped fund Covid vaccine research.
Usain Bolt for his attitude, the amount of confidence he’s got, the way he delivers every time.
Once, I was MC at a Christmas gig in Romford and a woman threw a dildo at my face.
Seeing Bob Dylan live.
Like you have nothing to prove.
I wouldn’t lose my virginity at an army camp and then roll over on to an ants’ nest.
Don’t Stop Believin’ [by Journey].
I would just like to be remembered.
Patti Smith, James Bay, Renée Zellweger, Laurence Fox, Michael Douglas, Kylie Minogue
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