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I used flowers because they die. My mood was darkly romantic at the time.

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Alexander McQueen
Age: 40 †
Born: 1969
Born: March 17
Died: 2010
Died: February 11
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Fashion Designer
Lee Alexander McQueen
McQ
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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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I'm not interested in being liked.
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