A Quote by John Prendergast
There is a long and successful tradition of popular movements in the U.S. and elsewhere having an impact on crises in forgotten places.
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There is a long and interesting tradition of really marginal left-field music that becomes commercially successful. And I will, for a brief minute, fit into that tradition.
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