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Folk Quote by Ron Mael

“We detested folk music because it was cerebral and sedate…” quote by Ron Mael — Download Open image

“We detested folk music because it was cerebral and sedate and we had no time for that. But the Byrds were OK because they electrified it and they had English hairstyles.”

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