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How would you want people to remember you?

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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.

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Shirley Manson Scottish singer and songwriter; lead vocalist of Garbage
I don’t care if I am remembered or not.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 May 2022 source ↗
Griff Rhys Jones British actor and comedian
As a charming, helpful, solicitous, generous, loving, carefree and constantly funny companion, lover and father. Some hope of that.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 December 2017 source ↗

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Question When were you most embarrassed? Failure & regret
Putting chocolate mousse in my agent’s face. Somebody had done it to me – that thing where they go, “Smell this, it smells funny”, and then they put it in your nose. A year later I was in this French restaurant with a very 1980s-style dessert trolley and, before I knew it, I had a bowl of chocolate mousse in front of me. And my agent went, “What’s that smell?”, and it felt impossible not to … I immediately felt awful and tried to apologise. He, of course, said that he found it funny. But I knew he didn’t.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 May 2026 source ↗

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