A Quote by Marianne Faithfull
I'd love to play a musician in a film.
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I recognize that as a musician there is a certain chauvinism attached to it, which is the thing of, "I spent my time learning how to play. You didn't spend time learning how to play, therefore, you are not a musician."
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