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I Wasn't So Interested In Being Paid. I Wanted To Be Heard. That's Why I'm Broke.
-Ornette Coleman
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I Wasn't So Interested In
Ornette Coleman
I Wasn't So Interested In Being Paid. I Wanted To Be Heard. That's Why I'm Broke.
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