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"Jim wanted to be known as a poet, first and foremost."
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"Rock 'n' roll is like a circus today."
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"We went on stage with the Jefferson Airplane, Jim started singing with Grace Slick and hugging her. Then he danced off the stage, went back into the dressing room and passed out cold."
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