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Ethos Quote by Jim Kerr

“When that punk strain came to Britain and infected everyone. It was more than just a sound. There was an ethos, an ethic that went with it.” quote by Jim Kerr — Download Open image

“When that punk strain came to Britain and infected everyone. It was more than just a sound. There was an ethos, an ethic that went with it.”

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