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" The writing is all done, so it's all about verbalizing everything from point A to point B, and certainly there's a bit of politics involved, so it's a different thing. "
Lindsey Buckingham
Writing
Bit
Done
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Fender
Playing
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College
Guitar
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Time
Work
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You
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