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" When you break an artist, you learn a lot. "
Scott Borchetta
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" I grew up in the San Fernando Valley of Southern California in the 1970s. My friends and I were into bicycle motocross and into skateboarding in empty swimming pools. Those activities shaped my generation. "
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