"I’m much more left now, though. I think Stalin had the right idea. Take one out of five fucking newspaper editors, and MPs, and shoot them. Then they’d buck up."
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Socialists from EnglandSinger-songwriters from EnglandAlternative rock singersPeople from Manchester
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Mark E. Smith
Mark Edward Smith, known professionally as Mark E. Smith (5 March 1957 – 24 January 2018) was the lead singer, songwriter, lyricist and only constant member of the post-punk group The Fall.
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