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" The solo years have been more meaningful to the audiences than the Smiths years, but the press in England only write about me in relation to the Smiths era. "

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" That was the problem with the 'celibate' word because they don't consider for a moment that you'd rather not be, but you just are. I was never a sexual person. "

" Racism is beyond common sense and has no place in our society. "

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