"I think the word soul has gotta come into it. Music that's created just for consuming lacks that soul, that swing, that feeling."

Music, Soul, Feeling, Word

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"I think the word soul has gotta come into it. Music that's created just for consuming lacks that soul, that swing, that feeling."

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