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Morrissey: The Soft Touch

Mat Snow, Q, December 1989

Your fans are fiercely loyal but always "with an aura of love and gentleness". You’re being sued by two former band members but accept it as "par for the course". You’re a staunch supporter of the slighted, the lonely, the misunderstood — people, in fact, much like yourself. You are Morrissey and you’re talking to Mat Snow.

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