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" Small clubs aren't as lucrative, but spiritually, they're my favorite places to play. It's a homey kind of thing. I refer to it as the Church of What's Happening Now. "

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" When you die, we go back to the white energy of all the white energy: white heat that's flung against the sky and becomes a star. "

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" The first time I ever saw a black audience at our concert, we were in Zimbabwe. "

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