Living in London in the late 60s—setting my hair with beer cans and shopping for shoes in Knightsbridge.
When were you happiest?
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The first time I played a complete song on the guitar. It was A Day In The Life, by the Beatles.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 July 2013 source ↗
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