If I exorcise my devils, all my angels may go, too.
TOM WAITS
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I’ll tell you all my secrets but I lie about my past.
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The blues is like a planet. It’s an enormous topic. You can’t ignore the impact that it has had and continues to have on the whole musical culture. It’s a tree that everyone is swinging from. Without it, I don’t know where I would be. It’s indelible and indispensable.
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