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“There was a time when I was fighting with the…” quote by Matisyahu — Download Open image

“There was a time when I was fighting with the decision as to whether or not a Hasidic man could go out and have a music career in the world and be involved in pop culture. For me, I was able to bring those two things together for quite some time.”

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