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Band Quote by Bono

“I used to love Kurt Cobain, when he was telling…” quote by Bono — Download Open image

“I used to love Kurt Cobain, when he was telling people we're a pop band. People would laugh, they thought of it as good old ironic Kurt. But he wasn't being ironic.”

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