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"A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less keep doing their style. It's so easy to get into that rut of production."
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"Seeing how those companies operate, it didn't amount to a massive vote of confidence in their artists. There was talk of me going to Columbia after that, but nothing happened. I got disillusioned, and I pulled back."
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