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Abyss Quote by John Oates

“I'm an indie artist with major distribution, so one foot in the extreme major music business and one foot in the abyss of indie artists.” quote by John Oates — Download Open image

“I'm an indie artist with major distribution, so one foot in the extreme major music business and one foot in the abyss of indie artists.”

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