Lisa Marie Presley: Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

The question

Originally asked

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

The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Lisa Marie Presley

American singer-songwriter

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Anyone who lives outside the box.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 October 2012 source ↗

Others on this question

Gloria Steinem Writer and feminist organiser

Dr Denis Mukwege, because he is to sexualised violence against females what Mandela was to apartheid.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 March 2017 source ↗

Mel Giedroyc British actress and comedian

Probably my husband. In a world of bullshitters, he steers a tremendously honest course.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 1 August 2015 source ↗

Emeli Sandé British singer

Stevie Wonder: he’s brought so much joy to the world for so many years.

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

Jessica Hynes British actress and writer

Angelina Jolie, because she really seems to get shit done.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 August 2016 source ↗

Sometimes I can have a blind trust.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 October 2012 source ↗

My childhood at Graceland. And after having all my children.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 October 2012 source ↗

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