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" Fear comes from personal self-acceptance and not the self. "
GRiZ
Personal
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" No matter what happens with EDM, I would like to go to New Orleans and just play with one of those small funk bands in an intimate venue. How cool would it be to work with a band with those huge horn lines and produce all of that great funk that makes you just want to party? "
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