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“That really sums up the strange bluntness that a really prime German interview can have. They're really interested in your cultural velocity in this way that I don't think people in the United States even necessarily think about alternative-rock bands. So it's not like we're against regular rock. We're not like a battling army shaking our weapons against The Rolling Stones.”

Quote by John Flansburgh

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John Flansburgh

John Flansburgh is an American musician known for his role in the band They Might Be Giants. Born on May 6, 1960, he has been active in the music industry since the 1980s. more

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