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" If any of our songs ever did make it on the top ten, I'd disband the group immediately. "

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" I get a much more extreme reaction when I have my hair really short. I look thuggish when I shave my head and wear big boots. I walk into a newsagent and people think I'm going to jump the counter. It's a much more extreme reaction. "

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