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" A lot of pop music is based on trying to make people remember it so that they'll buy it. To me, it was not about that. "
Serj Tankian
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" We're addicted to this concept of civilization - we can't imagine living outside of it because we've had it for 10,000 years, all of what we call history. But according to archaeologists, humanity has been on this planet for millions of years in indigenous form. "
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