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As the man who never died.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗
The question
How would you want people to remember you?Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
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Jess Phillips
British politician
As a broad who gave it a go.
James Dyson
British inventor and businessman
Changing the way young engineers are educated through the Dyson Institute, and fostering creativity and innovation through our foundation.
John Malkovich
American actor
By my friends as hopefully someone who was a good friend, or at least amusing, but I don’t need to be remembered by people I don’t know.
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View profile →Right now. I think I was born in my early 30s and I am finally catching up to my age. It’s fine to be a bit like Frasier now, but it’s probably not ideal when you are 12.
Something in comedy. It was either this or Jimi Hendrix.
Describing the plot of Roma.
In the last couple of years, Britain.
I have a Stratocaster, which is part of my long, doomed ambition to become Jimi Hendrix.
Worryingly close to absolute panic.
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