Jim Kerr
Scottish singer and songwriter
I’ve learned to give myself a break. Everyone should.
Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
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What is your idea of perfect happiness?
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
Values & belief
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When were you happiest?
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Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's The Q&A has retained this Proust-derived prompt from at least 2007 through 2026, and ABC independently put it to the Obamas in 2011.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Self-criticism.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, October 2014 source ↗
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The demise of the London Daily Mail.
Lack of self-criticism.
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