Arlo Parks: What is the worst job you have done? — FLAPSS

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What is the worst job you have done?

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Arlo Parks

Singer-songwriter and poet; Mercury Prize winner

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I want to be a voice for the kid. I mean, it sounds quite contrived, but I want to make music that I would have wanted to hear when I was 14.

The Talks, The Talks, 18 September 2021 source ↗

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Marina Diamandis

Working at a petrol station.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 June 2025 source ↗

Picking up RAF pilots’ parachute packs and gear they dropped off in a pile.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 June 2026 source ↗

Andrea Riseborough British actress

Either shredding duck in a Chinese restaurant, or Oblivion.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 November 2016 source ↗

Jane Asher English actress and author

Doing an episode of Doctors was a bit of a nadir.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 May 2023 source ↗

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Question What did you want to be when you were growing up? Identity & self

I want to be a voice for the kid. I mean, it sounds quite contrived, but I want to make music that I would have wanted to hear when I was 14.

Recorded The Talks, The Talks, 18 September 2021 source ↗

Question Who do you turn to when you need advice? Relationships

I want to be a voice for the kid. I mean, it sounds quite contrived, but I want to make music that I would have wanted to hear when I was 14.

Recorded The Talks, The Talks, 18 September 2021 source ↗

Question What is your greatest fear? Identity & self

I want to be a voice for the kid. I mean, it sounds quite contrived, but I want to make music that I would have wanted to hear when I was 14.

Recorded The Talks, The Talks, 18 September 2021 source ↗

Question What has been your biggest disappointment? Failure & regret

I want to be a voice for the kid. I mean, it sounds quite contrived, but I want to make music that I would have wanted to hear when I was 14.

Recorded The Talks, The Talks, 18 September 2021 source ↗

Question What does love feel like? Relationships

I want to be a voice for the kid. I mean, it sounds quite contrived, but I want to make music that I would have wanted to hear when I was 14.

Recorded The Talks, The Talks, 18 September 2021 source ↗

Question What is your favourite side project? Craft & work

I want to be a voice for the kid. I mean, it sounds quite contrived, but I want to make music that I would have wanted to hear when I was 14.

Recorded The Talks, The Talks, 18 September 2021 source ↗

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