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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?

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

Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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Bonnie Raitt Singer and guitarist
As a kid, my summers at camp in the Adirondacks. And as an adult, when I’m onstage.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2022 source ↗
Matt Goss English singer-songwriter
At 37 Crawford Road in Camberwell, London. My mother had separated from my father and we had nothing, but I remember roast potatoes, twopence in the gas meter and music. It was the only time in my life when I felt at home.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 March 2022 source ↗
Jo Nesbø Norwegian writer and musician
When Molde won the Norwegian premier league in 2011, the year the club was 100 years old.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2026 source ↗
Omid Djalili British stand-up comedian and actor
When my bowels move freely and without complications.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2010 source ↗

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