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" England's just very cynical. Like I am. Like we all are. "
Winston Marshall
Am
England
I Am
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People
Know
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Mistakes
Start
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You
Time
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People
Think
Never
" I play banjo, and in Britain, it's easy to get away with playing banjo because you don't often see it on U.K. stages. In America, people know when you're a good banjo player, so I was really nervous about playing out there. But we actually went down really well. "
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Being
English
" It's always great to see grey hairs in a crowd; people who are older have been to a lot more gigs than the kids; they've seen everything, so seeing them in the crowd means we've earned their applause. "
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People
Grey
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Renaissance
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