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Alive Quote by Bill Ward

“Regardless of injuries, we would get onstage, and as soon as we were up there it was like, bam! You were hit with an incredible force. The band came alive on stage like someone had switched us on.” quote by Bill Ward — Download Open image

“Regardless of injuries, we would get onstage, and as soon as we were up there it was like, bam! You were hit with an incredible force. The band came alive on stage like someone had switched us on.”

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We're like the wicked witch. We promise gingerbread, then eat the little brats alive.

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