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Certainly being proficient in an instrument does have its problems. Because the better you get, the more you just start sounding like an ordinary guitarist. There are certainly guitarists that transcend that and do really find their sound and all that sort of stuff.

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Jesus Christ was the biggest blight on the human race, he was. And all them socialists and communists – second rate Christianity.
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Christianity Communist Jesus
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Age Country Obvious People Song Writing
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Country Grew Influence
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Flower Moving Sparrow
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Dirty Garden Knees
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Artist Needs Social
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Difficult Hatred Years
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Australian Country Day Happened People
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Everybody Musically Singing
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Gentleman Southern Gentleman Tailors
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Disaster Limitation Wonderful
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Betrayal Film Violence
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Important Perspective Writing
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Balls Thinking Years

Certainly being proficient in an instrument does have its problems. Because the better you get, the more you just start sounding like an ordinary guitarist. There are certainly guitarists that transcend that and do really find their sound and all that sort of stuff.

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Certainly being proficient in an instrument does have its problems. Because the better you get, the more you just start sounding like an ordinary guitarist. There are certainly guitarists that transcend that and do really find their sound and all that sort of stuff.

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