Paul Heaton
British musician
Making songs that are more famous than me.
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
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What is the worst job you have done?
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Managing to stay on The One Show for over a decade. In an industry that is so fickle, I am astounded I am still there.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 August 2021 source ↗
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To still be working.
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I’m proud of my achievements at the Olympics. But I prepare in exactly the same way for every race.
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A Burberry mac: I am not a handbag or shoe person, but I do like a nice coat.
Working in a call centre in Cardiff for British Gas. I was 21 and, I am ashamed to say, one Monday morning I ran away. I said I was going to the loo and never went back.
As a good friend, somebody people could rely on, somebody who liked a bit of a laugh, and as a good mother.
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