I always had a standard of, back when I was doing the country music I always told people I would never record… — Ricky Skaggs Copy Share Image
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Lynyrd Skynyrd has always been about writing songs and talking to people through them. That's what we do, and that's what we'll… — Johnny Van Zant Copy Share Image
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I actually have only one Jackson! ESP makes all of my guitars now. But that Jackson was probably the last one I… — Jeff Hanneman Copy Share Image
It was like those songs I'd heard as a child, each so familiar, and all mine. When i got older and realized… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
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If you look at a lot of the songs I've been involved in, there's always been this retro vibe. I started getting… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
Anywhere in the world, in every oppressive country, time sooner or later comes and libertarian people sing the same song: Goodbye Mr… — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
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