Emeli Sandé: Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought? — FLAPSS

Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

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

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A Feurich piano: one of the first things I bought when I could afford it.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 January 2017 source ↗

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A painting of a man who was killed on the Dutch coast in 1600.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 January 2026 source ↗

John Lewis U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1987–2020; Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 1963–1966

Buying art…. But it makes me happy!

Recorded Vanity Fair, Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 6 December 2019 source ↗

Warwick Davis English actor

Our campervan. It’s fully kitted out, sleeps four and lowers down, so we can get in and out easily.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 November 2017 source ↗

David Arquette American actor, producer, & former professional wrestler

I collect old costumes: I have one of Johnny Cash’s, and Liberace’s shoes.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 January 2021 source ↗

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Question When were you happiest? Time & hindsight

Last night, on stage in New York.

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

Question What is the worst job you have done? Craft & work

I was a perfume girl at a department store in Aberdeen. I was so bad at it, I didn’t make it to the end of the day.

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

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

I always wanted to be a singer, but I also wanted to be a doctor. I almost got there: I did four years and got my neuroscience BSc.

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

Question What song would you like played at your funeral? Death & what remains

Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder: it would leave everyone feeling good.

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

Question What does love feel like? Relationships

Freedom: it’s euphoric.

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

Question If you could edit your past, what would you change? Failure & regret

I would instil confidence in my younger self.

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

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