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As the world’s first populist figure (first pop figure), Oscar Wilde exploded with original wisdom, advocating freedom for heart and soul, and for all – regardless of how the soul swirled. He laughed at the squeezers and the benders and those born only to tell others what to do. Tellingly, a disfigured barrister and a half-wit in a wig destroyed Wilde in the end, and in doing so one lordly barrister and one lordly judge deprived the world of further works from Oscar Wilde. | As the world’s first populist figure (first pop figure), Oscar Wilde exploded with original wisdom, advocating freedom for heart and soul, and for all – regardless of how the soul swirled. He laughed at the squeezers and the benders and those born only to tell others what to do. Tellingly, a disfigured barrister and a half-wit in a wig destroyed Wilde in the end, and in doing so one lordly barrister and one lordly judge deprived the world of further works from Oscar Wilde. | ||
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In the May 6, 1984 issue of [[http://www.tiptopwebsite.com/websites/index2.php?username=thesmithsfile&page=8 Jamming! Magazine]], Morrissey answers:<br> | |||
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So what makes you shout and jump and write and how close are The Smiths to real life? | |||
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Most of my inspiration does come from outside music - especially literature and particularly Oscar Wilde." | |||
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