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" My music translates again and again to younger generations of players because I broke all the rules, and they can break all the rules now, too. "

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" The audiences used to say, 'Are you a Donovan fan or a Dylan fan?' It was all very naive, really. "

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" The planet is alive, and it's a woman. "

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