"Giving jazz the Congressional seal of approval is a little like making Huck Finn an honorary Boy Scout."

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"Giving jazz the Congressional seal of approval is a little like making Huck Finn an honorary Boy Scout."

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"I'm on the patch right now. Where it releases small dosages of approval until I no longer crave it, and then I'm gonna rip it off."

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