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“A contract is an ask game, and if it asks for an hour, and I submit to an hour, then it's an hour. When I look at a contract, I look at the obligation - where, when, how long, the compensation. If I agree to it, that's the way it is. I have an obligation. They have an obligation.”

Quote by Chuck Berry

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Chuck Berry, an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter, is hailed as the 'Father of Rock and Roll'. Born on October 18, 1926, in St. Louis, Missouri, he passed away on March 18, 2017. Berry's musical style combined blues, country, and rhythm and blues, which had a profound impact on the development of rock music. more

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