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"I think we were just coming out and being ourselves, instead of operating within boundaries that other people had created. We decided to do away with those boundaries."
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"These tapes have been found, which were taken from the desk and various bootlegs. At the time we never got to hear them, they didn't seem to be available or they just got put to one side."

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"I think we were just coming out and being ourselves, instead of operating within boundaries that other people had created. We decided to do away with those boundaries."
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