Michael Stipe
American singer
As kind, unafraid and boldly vulnerable – and immensely talented, like, mega supernova level. And super hot. And tall. With great skin.
What would you like to be remembered for?
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What is your greatest fear?
Identity & self
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What scares you about getting older?
Time & hindsight
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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What would you like to leave your children?
Death & what remains
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What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Time & hindsight
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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 someone who made you think that anything’s possible. I did three marathons in a day once but walking the high-wire at Battersea Park station was the challenge I loved most because I had to master a skill.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 January 2026 source ↗
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Ralf Little
English actor, writer, former semi-professional footballer
Simply as a man who put a smile on the face of everyone he met.
Bryan Adams
Canadian singer-songwriter and musician
He came, he laughed, he left.
By my kindness.
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View profile →Getting to the end and thinking that I haven’t laughed enough.
Losing my eyesight – I live for the view, and the sunset and the sunrise.
More sleep – my children do not sleep.
Good memories. When I’m gone, I want them to feel that they were always my No 1 priority.
That you get out of life what you put in. When you grow up on a farm you literally reap what you sow.
Jealousy. It’s the thief of joy.
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