Michael Stipe: What does love feel like? — FLAPSS

What does love feel like?

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Recorded Michael Stipe said elsewhere, not written here

Heady, dizzying, magical. Time stops.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 January 2020 source ↗

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Daphne Guinness British socialite

Great. It feels wonderful – like a firework going off in your stomach.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2024 source ↗

Ronnie O'Sullivan English snooker player

It makes you feel like you want to live.What is the worst job you’ve ever done? Doing the audiobook of the first book. It was hard. I couldn’t do that again.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 May 2023 source ↗

Simone Biles United States artistic gymnast

When you put others before yourself, and you’d do anything for them.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2017 source ↗

Liam Gallagher English singer-songwriter

Love to me is knowing who you are and knowing who you ain’t.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 October 2017 source ↗

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Question What do you consider your greatest achievement? Craft & work

Deciding what I wanted to do at 15 and, against all odds, doing it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 January 2020 source ↗

Question How close have you come to death? Death & what remains

Scarlet fever, 1962. Hypothermia, 1974. Lightning strike, 1986.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 January 2020 source ↗

Question What single thing would improve the quality of your life? Daily life

A sustainable future for all. I could finally stop worrying.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 January 2020 source ↗

Question Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought? Money & investment

A page from Jim Morrison’s final notebook – I bought it as a birthday gift for a friend.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 January 2020 source ↗

Question When were you happiest? Time & hindsight

Can I say: maybe tomorrow?

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 January 2020 source ↗

Question What did you want to be when you were growing up? Identity & self

Archaeologist, pop star, store cashier.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 January 2020 source ↗

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