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“When Punk Rock happened, it created an opening in the culture... it made it ok to think you could play music, even though you had no musical training.” quote by Kim Gordon — Download Open image

“When Punk Rock happened, it created an opening in the culture... it made it ok to think you could play music, even though you had no musical training.”

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