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Pulp on their full circle moment with the Mercury Prize and Brian Eno nearly throwing their prize money away

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Pulp have spoken to NME about the full circle moment of celebrating War Child at the Mercury Prize , and recalled how Brian Eno nearly threw their prize money away when they won back in 1996.

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