Laura Mvula
English singer
Prince – there is no one greater.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Identity & self
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When were you happiest?
Time & hindsight
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Craft & work
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If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Failure & regret
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.
Aretha Franklin. I mean, she’s Aretha! That says it all.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 January 2018 source ↗
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Oprah Winfrey, as Maya Angelou and Tina Turner are no longer with us. These women are Afro-American queens who, despite growing up in the racist south experiencing physical, emotional and sexual abuse, rose to the top of their professions and are an inspiration to women everywhere.
Boris Becker
German tennis player, coach, and commentator
My sporting hero, Muhammad Ali.
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I always wanted to be a singer.
Around the holidays, because I get to spend them with family and friends.
I’ve loved all my jobs, even when I worked at Burger King.
Professionally, receiving my first Grammy from Whitney Houston.
I wouldn’t change a thing. Every experience is a lesson learned.
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