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I don’t care – I won’t be here.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 December 2015 source ↗
The question
How would you want people to remember you?Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
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Alison Steadman
British actress
As an honest person who liked a laugh.
Louis Walsh
Irish music manager and television personality
I’d like people to say, “Well, he was a bit odd, he was a bit funny.”
As someone who made people laugh, introduced them to good music and wasn’t too much of a pain in the arse.
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Having a stroke.
This morning. I had a typical day: got up early, took the dog for a walk, went to the gym for an hour, then wrote for four hours. That makes me a very happy person.
Drop 20lb and lower my cholesterol.
Impatience; the inability to savor the moment.
When my mom died, on 18 January this year.
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