Conditions Quote by Stephen Mallinder

“I think we saw our reaction coming from Dada, but at the same time, it formed into punk, which was very much a reaction to the social conditions. That was part of it for us as well, and that's why we were kind of swept along with punk.”

Stephen Mallinder

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