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“A country that has been through as much as Vietnam has to have some crazy music somewhere.”

Henry Rollins

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I feel close to people like Jimi Hendrix because I connect with his music. Not the man but what he did.

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That's what this country is. It's made up of immigrants.

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You, of Canada, are building a magnificent record of achievement. My country rejoices in it.

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