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Journalists like to invent a person, and it's not necessarily the person that they're writing about. The image the tabloids try to… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
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Don't be afraid to write bad songs and then start over and re-evaluate. Songs are like plants, in that you grow them.… — Corey Harris Copy Share Image
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