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" As a young person, I wanted everyone to agree with me. "
Henry Rollins
Agree
Young
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" I have had a number of less-than-enviable moments in my life when dealing with other people. I won't attempt to blunt that by saying I am not the only one. "
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" Death metal uses a lot of white face paint and black hair dye to make its point. I quite enjoy this genre for its intensity, extremism and underlying irony: You have to be alive to play it and listen to it. "
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" There's a lot of mountain climbers trapped inside of bodies of people behind the counter at Kinko's. "
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" For many, an album is no longer a considerable feat of an artist but just sounds to be half-listened to while one is halfheartedly engaged in something else. "
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People
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" I'm terrified of motorcycles. I've been on one a couple of times. I did not like it. "
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