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Of course it was… his influences were clear
David was interested in 18th century London history, ‘the so called freaks’ of society like Elephant man, a favourite book in human oddities he shared with Duncan, musical drama like Baal, had already written Lazarus⚡️✨
A forthcoming display of the singer’s archive includes sticky notes detailing a theatrical work called The Spectator, about a petty thief and high-class gangs in London