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" Things got big quickly for us, and playing arenas... it's like - and every band will tell you this - you don't see any of the town. "

Winston Marshall

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" Irish people never think we're Irish. Americans think we're European or French. "

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" Class is a big issue here. And some people get picked on more than others. I think we probably do. I mean, it doesn't help that we wear waistcoats and tweed the whole time. But there is a reverse snobbishness in England towards that sort of stuff. And I think that's one of the reasons we really enjoy America, 'cos we're classless. "

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