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The friend behind the microphone.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 August 2020 source ↗
The question
How would you want people to remember you?Originally asked
Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Others on this question
View all 213 →By my friends and loved ones as someone who loved ferociously and always had their back.
As someone who loved the ideals of American democracy and made my small contribution to it.
Matthew Modine
American actor
As a kind person who cared for others.
Kind, thoughtful and gave damn good advice.
More from Simon Mayo
View profile →Feeling as though I had to leave Radio 2 to get my life back on track. I had every intention of being David Jacobs or Brian Matthew and going on until I was 127, but it didn’t turn out like that.
My glasses. They were more than a grand.
I was the subject of a Celeb cartoon in Private Eye. I’ve a copy hanging in the downstairs toilet.
Kindness, security, being at home.
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