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I Loved The Cure And Bauhaus And The Smiths. The People In My Town Weren't Privy To That Kind Of Music And I Got Abused. I Discovered The Microphone To Get Out Some Of That Angst.

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I Loved The Cure

Fred Durst

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I Loved The Cure And Bauhaus And The Smiths. The People In My Town Weren't Privy To That Kind Of Music And I Got Abused. I Discovered The Microphone To Get Out Some Of That Angst.

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