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" Democracy for us tends to be has to do with who shouts the loudest! "
Peter Hook
Us
Democracy
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" When you've travelled for 34 years as a musician, you do all the culture stuff when you're young and full of energy. In the middle stage, you indulge too much and are scared of daylight. Then, in the final stage, you've seen it all, so you tend to take things a lot easier. "
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