The question
What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
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In the first lockdown. Obviously, there was terrible grief and sadness and fear around, but there was also this reclaiming for nature. I was constantly at my allotment with the big kids and my husband.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 July 2022 source ↗
Happiness is mostly intrinsic: you’re either a happy soul or a miserable bastard. Fortunately, I’m the former.
I believe happiness is in the moment, so now.
On stage. Always on stage. God that’s depressing, isn’t it?
On holiday in Spain with my family about 20 years ago. Sad, but true.
Trusting some men.
The outcome of the Leveson inquiry.
When I was 18, I bought a boat for a million pounds and sold it a year later for just over half the price.
Procrastination.
It was a double-edged sword, but being a major-label artist, I felt like a commodity, a thing to be sold.
Weakness – not to be confused with sensitivity, which is a superpower.
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