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You can't ask me to explain the lyrics because i won't do it...i always believed that i have something important to say and i said it. that's why i survived because i still believe i've got something to say. ... i don't like overdubs, never liked them. ... the music business doesn't interest me anymore...don't the people you're around shape the music, is that what you're saying? everything does. ... i'm not joking around when i've said occasionally, trying to learn how to play a d chord properly has been a very big thing for me.
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You can't ask me to explain the lyrics because i won't do it...i always believed that i have something important to say and i said it. that's why i survived because i still believe i've got something to say. ... i don't like overdubs, never liked them. ... the music business doesn't interest me anymore...don't the people you're around shape the music, is that what you're saying? everything does. ... i'm not joking around when i've said occasionally, trying to learn how to play a d chord properly has been a very big thing for me.
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