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Lush: Fire Lighters

Dele Fadele, New Musical Express, 3 November 1990

"I DON'T like words," says the erstwhile centre of attention with the shock of bright red hair. "Why?" Inquires the journalist querulously. "Oh, I'm gonna get really heavy now," she replies. "Words don't say enough; they limit you; they're too strict. Every word you say is formed by your culture, so you've got to express yourself through that culture. Inevitably, there's a distance between your thoughts and what you actually say. That bothers me."

Total word count of piece: 1038

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