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Band Quote by Scott Ian

“Even as a kid, if I would come across something…” quote by Scott Ian — Download Open image

“Even as a kid, if I would come across something cool in the record store, that would be how I found out about bands. It's kind of the same way these days. In a way even less because there are no record stores to go to anymore.”

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