"You have to blow off your family. You have to blow off comfort. You have to blow off money.... You have to blow off your ego. You have to blow off everything except your guitar."
— Townes Van Zandt

January 1, 1970

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Original Language: English

Sources

Rolling Stone #1079 (28 May 2009), p. 64.

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Rolling Stone #1079 (28 May 2009), p. 64.