The question
What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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In the back of my mind I just assumed I’d be in a boyband at some point.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 May 2026 source ↗
My left foot. (I’m great with my right – I can bend it like Beckham.)
That Barack Obama seems to be more concerned with becoming re-elected than with doing his very best to fulfil the promise of his candidacy.
Realising that success wasn't going to keep me happy all my life.
Not to have been a rock'n'roll star.
I’m not interested.
Everything’s temporary, and how to make aioli.
People singing in the street.
Catastrophising.
I think we’re definitely gone, but I do think people leave traces everywhere from what they did in life, and live on and continue to make an impact through the ripple effect of that.
Like nothing’s a problem.
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