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" I get to do all the styles of music that I love. There's no boundaries; there's nobody holding on to me saying I can't do that. "
Linda Perry
Holding
Saying
Nobody
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" I've been touching instruments since the day I was born. My mother is Brazilian, and she listens to Brazilian music. My father was a musician, and I've seen pictures of him when he was in a band playing guitar and piano. He loved country music, Frank Sinatra, and stuff like that. "
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" Rock & roll doesn't belong on a grid. It belongs on a pulse - a natural pulse. "
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" I'm a horrible producer when it comes to me, but for other artists, I don't know what it is, but something happens, and I'm just really good at it. "
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" I've had many songs where I've gone, 'Oh, my God, this song is going to be huge!' but it wasn't the right artist, or something just didn't happen. It didn't make the song any worse. It just didn't line up. That does happen. "
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" I love being home. I play with my dogs. "
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