Elton John: What trait do you most dislike in other people?

The question

Originally asked

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

A verbatim standing question in The Guardian's rotating Q&A questionnaire, documented across respondents and years.

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Elton John

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Entitlement, arrogance, and bigotry.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2023 source ↗

Others on this question

People who abuse their power to subjugate others.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 April 2024 source ↗

Bryn Terfel Welsh bass-baritone singer

Unfriendliness.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 November 2024 source ↗

Three versions of the same trait: deceit, hypocrisy, and manipulativeness.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2024 source ↗

Romesh Ranganathan English actor and comedian

Their inability to deal with my disorganisation.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 August 2024 source ↗

Being with my husband, David, and the boys.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 2 June 2023 source ↗

Dying, because I am so happy now.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2023 source ↗

AIDS activist Jeanne White-Ginder.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2023 source ↗

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