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“We are by far the most contradictory of all primates. An animal with this much internal conflict has never lived on this earth.”

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Frans de Waal

Frans de Waal is a renowned primatologist, born on October 29, 1948. His research focuses on the social behavior and cognitive abilities of non-human primates, having a profound impact on human ethology and social psychology. more

“There is a definite difference between live shows and the recordings. The recordings are for all time, hopefully, so you do want to bring across layers of subtlety. But the live show is this primal experience that everybody's having at the same time, that the recording can at best try to imitate or duplicate.”

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“Songwriting is an emotional medium, and rock and roll is an emotional medium.”

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