Simon Bird: What keeps you awake at night?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

A long-running fixed question in The Guardian's weekly Q&A questionnaire.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Simon Bird said elsewhere, not written here

Just crippling existential dread.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 July 2014 source ↗

Others on this question

Peter Capaldi Actor and director

Our ancient cat miaowing, because it’s got dementia.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 June 2021 source ↗

Sinéad O'Connor Irish singer and songwriter

The possibility that my forensic accountant might not be mistaken about various people badly using me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 June 2013 source ↗

Julian Lennon English musician, photographer, and philanthropist

A bee in my bonnet – whether that’s a song in my head or a person I’m thinking about.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 September 2022 source ↗

Nish Kumar British stand-up comedian and presenter

Anything from the concept of human mortality to a faux pas I made at a party in 2005.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗

My sister's wedding. Probably a bit of grit in my eye or something. Let's not make a big deal out of it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 July 2014 source ↗

Candle In The Wind.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 July 2014 source ↗

That they stopped making Toffos.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 July 2014 source ↗

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