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" I see my friends who have superstar lifestyles, and it's great to have hundreds of millions of dollars, but at the same time, it's a sacrifice of your own sanity. "

Poo Bear

Time

Sacrifice

Own

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Poo Bear

Love

Same

" My first significant break was when I was 15, going on 16, and my cousin Courtney 'Bear' Sills told me you can make a career out of writing songs. He was the one who put me in with 112. The first song I did with 112 was 'We Can Do It Anywhere.' "

Poo Bear

Bear

You

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Poo Bear

Heard

Fresh

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Poo Bear

You

Think

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Poo Bear

Listen

Radio

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Poo Bear

People

Music

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