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" In my mind, it's always easier to do a sequel than an original. "

Steven Van Zandt

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" I was very lucky with 'The Sopranos.' "

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" I am interested in the interaction of a group of people who have a common goal, or a common obsession, each contributing something unique to make something greater than the sum of its parts. I don't know why, but from day one, that has interested me. "

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" It's so liberating to play a song in front of 50,000 people that you've never played before. Not something you played a long time ago and have forgotten: Never. Played. Before. There's something magical about it. "

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" Timing really is nearly everything. And what it isn't, circumstance makes up for. "

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