"It's about the time I was riding my Motorcycle, going down a mountain road at 150 miles an hour, playing my guitar."
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Activists from the United StatesSinger-songwriters from the United StatesGuitarists from the United StatesPianists from the United StatesFolk singers
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Spoken during some performances of the Motorcycle song, on how he wrote the song. Found on recordings on "Arlo, Live in Sydney, and the Significance of the Pickle".
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