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" I look thuggish when I shave my head and wear big boots. I walk into a newsagent and people think I'm going to jump the counter. "

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" You put on eyeliner, and people start screaming at you. How strange, and how marvellous. "

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" A lot of journalists give me a hard time about how I look, but I've never met a journalist I'd rather look like. "

" I get a much more extreme reaction when I have my hair really short. I look thuggish when I shave my head and wear big boots. I walk into a newsagent and people think I'm going to jump the counter. It's a much more extreme reaction. "

" It's only people that aren't goths that think the Cure are a goth band. "

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