"I'm not terribly happy about rock and roll. Certain rock music is uninspiring, numbing it makes you feel like an idiot.“


-Manuel Puig

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I'm not terribly happy about rock and roll. Certain rock music is uninspiring, numbing it makes you feel like an idiot.

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