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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 February 2026 source ↗
Without question, the only legacy that really matters to me is the one I leave with my children. I want them to grow to be fully actualized people who can give to the world in ways creative and otherwise and who feel my love in their hearts and lives always, no matter what happens—whether I live to be really old or die young, I hope that my legacy lives in them.
A house in west London.
A book of passwords for all the electrical stuff in the house.
Resilience, courage and kindness, as compassionate points to follow.
Disneyland x a million.
One of the first TV appearances that our band made in America, on the Craig Ferguson show. I forgot the lyrics to Little Lion Man and then broke two strings.
This morning, in a really great conversation with my dad.
Know the things you are responsible for and the things you aren’t.
Not having my injuries: shoulders, knees and ankles. I did a lot of contact sports as a kid.
I don’t care that much about legacy. Within family I do, but not externally.
Ben Okri, Derek Sivers, David Vélez, Dervla Kirwan, Mariella Frostrup, Clare Bailey Mosley
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