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Neil Young is my hero, and such a great example. You know what that guy has been doing for the past 40… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
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The whole 'anniversary of punk' thing really compounded what I thought was wrong. I was so disillusioned. I remember thinking, 'I don't… — Siouxsie Sioux Copy Share Image
There's benefits of having established artists on the record, Liam Payne on 'Polaroid' for example. If you look at that song you… — Jonas Blue Copy Share Image
Just getting back to the essence. Even the record I put out, "1 of 1," I went to Jamaica and shot that… — Tyga Copy Share Image
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Music is either sacred or secular. The sacred agrees with its dignity, and here has its greatest effect on life, an effect… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
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