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Baby Quote by John Zorn

“No one sits in front of a drum set and…” quote by John Zorn — Download Open image

“No one sits in front of a drum set and thinks they invented it all out of whole cloth. The fact that the set is there means that you've got some dues to pay to Baby Dodds.”

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