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There Is Good And Evil Within All Of Us, And I Enjoy Searching To Bring That Out Through My Music. I Like It That There Are Questions Brought Out By My Music. People Must Look Inside Themselves For The Answers

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There Is Good And Evil Within All Of Us, And I Enjoy Searching To Bring That Out Through My Music. I Like It That There Are Questions Brought Out By My Music. People Must Look Inside Themselves For The Answers

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Dissatisfaction

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I Talked To Snoop Doggy Dog Today. Well I'm Not Sure If You Could Really Call It Talked Because I Could Hardly Understand What He Was Saying. But I Think He Was Trying To Communicate Was That He Wanted To Work With Me In Some Sort Of Capacity And Something Involving Marijuana.

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I Put A Mustache And Some Eyebrows On, And I Looked Just Like Nicolas Cage. ... We Have The Same Amazingly Handsome Good Looks.

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Outlook On Life

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I Always Had The Desire To Entertain People, Whether It Was To Make 'em Laugh Or To Scare 'em Or Stir Things Up Just To Cause Problems.

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The Idea Of Heaven Is Christianity's Way Of Creating A Hell On Earth.

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Making A Difference

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Making A Difference

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