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“I sometimes wonder how many hours of my life I have wasted bitching about keyboards. The use of keyboards and synthesizers is the Roe v. Wade of '80s metal. It was-without question-the lamest instrument a band could use.”
― Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota
― Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”
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“It might sound chauvinistic, but there is a sad reality in rock music: Bands who depend on support from females inevitably crash and burn.”
― Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota
― Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota
Books that have inspired Heavy Metal Songs and Bands
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