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"It's fun to sing sad songs. And it's fun to listen to sad songs. Enjoyable. Satisfying. Something."
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"It was a hard job, but it was a lot of fun and I'll always be grateful to Ponch. He was a part of me."

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"I beg. I call. I badger. I cajole. Part of the secret is everyone has fun and that's really motivating."
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"I'm glad there are a lot of guitar players pursuing technique as diligently as they possibly can, because it leaves this whole other area open to people like me."

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"People want to hear about the extremes of human nature. They want things that are larger than their own lives, and more romantic, and not necessarily of their own experiences."
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