Courtney Pine
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When I realised that I could be a musician. I was 16.
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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
My children’s births, and when I won the Bake Off.
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Angela Griffin
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During the first week or two of lockdown. We didn’t know what was coming and it didn’t feel dangerous at that point; there was just a real sense of family and hunkering down.
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When I met my husband and had babies. They have made me happy ever since.
The moment I knew I would spend my life with Lisa.
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