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Animals fascinate me because you can find a force, an energy, a fear that also exists in sex.

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Alexander McQueen
Age: 40 †
Born: 1969
Born: March 17
Died: 2010
Died: February 11
Artist
Designer
Fashion Designer
Lee Alexander McQueen
McQ
Force
Energy
Fear
Also
Fascinate
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Animals
Sex
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I'm not interested in being liked.
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It needs to connect with the earth. Things that are processed and reprocessed lose their substance.
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There has to be a balance between your mental satisfaction and the financial needs of your company. (But) I always remember that it's the fantasy, the artistic side, that makes customers want to buy the straightforward black pants.
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Youth culture now really looks back and embraces the past, but keeps it contemporary but not sticking to one particular style.
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Really, what I'm aiming for is world domination!
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I oscillate between life and death, happiness and sadness, good and evil.
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It is important to look at death because it is a part of life. It is a sad thing, melancholy but romantic at the same time. It is the end of a cycle - everything has to end. The cycle of life is positive because it gives room for new things.
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London's where I was brought up. It's where my heart is and where I get my inspiration.
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The reason I'm patriotic about Scotland is because I think it's been dealt a really hard hand. It's marketed the world over as . . . haggis . . . bagpipes. But no one ever puts anything back into it.
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