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Obviously, you’re a high-fashion designer and work in sort of an elevated artistic space. Do you have any low-brow interests?

“I think it’s really important that you get your inspiration from everywhere. Lee taught me that you should be inspired by everything that’s going on around you. There’s no snobbery in inspiration. It can be something on the telly or something you see in the street or in a book or a museum.”

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– Sarah Burton Interview - Alexander McQueen Creative Director Quotes

"I remember him saying to me, ‘I watched “Friends” last night, did you see the shirt that Joey was wearing?’ But then, he would get a Van Eyck book out, so it was this kind of mad mix. There’s no snobbery to it. He had this way of making you look at everything for inspiration so you didn’t just go, ‘Ok, we’re doing Seventies’."

– Sarah Burton On Why She Almost Turned Down the Head Designer Job at McQueen and How Joey from Friends Inspired Alexander McQueen – Fashionista: Fashion Industry News, Designers, Runway Shows, Style Advice