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"Buddy Holly and the early rock 'n' roll was no lighter than the way I play. It's very minimal."
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"I really feel fortunate to have been around then because there have been good and bad years in rock but the best years were '55 to early '61. I got to see Buddy Holly and everybody else."
"Buddy Holly and the early rock 'n' roll was no lighter than the way I play. It's very minimal."
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