Kate Nash
British musician
I had heart surgery when I was 17. The other time was when I fell off my piano. My head was an inch away from a metal step.
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A recurring Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
When a pal grabbed hold of me as I fell into an unbanistered stairwell at a rave. Would have been curtains, but for his sharp reaction.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 December 2016 source ↗
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Bryn Terfel
Welsh bass-baritone singer
In 2006, I went fishing for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. On the way back, one of the engines caught fire and then we had one engine for 70 miles. Slowly but surely, we got to Baton Rouge in the darkness but then got very close to a very large passing ship – they didn’t see us and we didn’t see them.
Terry O'Neill
British photographer
I was invited to Sharon Tate’s house the night she was murdered. I declined the invite due to jetlag.
Kim Wilde
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When I was three and had meningitis.
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Laying down slabs for the council.
Happiness is mostly intrinsic: you’re either a happy soul or a miserable bastard. Fortunately, I’m the former.
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