Midge Ure: What thought won't let you sleep?

The question

What thought won't let you sleep?

Originally asked

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

A long-running fixed question in The Guardian's weekly Q&A questionnaire.

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Midge Ure

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Those mad thoughts. Did you turn off the air fryer? Have I booked my plane for tomorrow?

The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2023 source ↗

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Busta Rhymes American rapper

Creating. When everyone goes to bed and then you have six or seven hours to create peacefully. I’ve become nocturnal. Even on a night when I am not in the studio, I still won’t go to sleep till six in the morning.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 December 2020 source ↗

Mandy Patinkin American actor and singer

Not being at peace with myself, in spite of an ongoing lifetime effort to try to calm down and accept that, no matter what, I did the best I could.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 October 2019 source ↗

Julian Lennon English musician, photographer, and philanthropist

A bee in my bonnet – whether that’s a song in my head or a person I’m thinking about.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 September 2022 source ↗

Harry Redknapp English football player and manager

It used to be worrying about football results.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 May 2019 source ↗