Michael Stipe
American singer
Scarlet fever, 1962. Hypothermia, 1974. Lightning strike, 1986.
How close have you come to death?
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Values & belief
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
Identity & self
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A recurring Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.
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Probably when I didn’t sleep for a week on drugs in 2009. I’d had a lot of meth and my heart felt like it was giving out. I remember climbing over balconies really high up, and I thought I was going to die, until I eventually fell asleep in someone’s garden.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 March 2022 source ↗
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Skydiving: the parachute got tangled around my legs.
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Ten years ago, I went to visit my dad in Australia. I walked to the edge of a cliff and looked over and tripped. I righted myself but my head was over the edge. No one saw it.
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