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To Maintain A Consistency When People Come To See The Band Takes A Lot Of Work; It Takes A Lot Of Discipline. I Go To The Studio Every Day And Sing And Play. I Never Did That When I Was, Like, 30. I'd Probably Have A Drink And Walk On - And See What Comes Out. But Now If There's Ten Albums' Worth Of Material People Are Coming To Hear Some Of, And They've Paid Money For A Ticket, You Become A Different Person When You Go On And You Want To Give The Best Show You Can. You Want To Be Better At What You Do.

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To Maintain A Consistency When People Come

Kelly Jones

To Maintain A Consistency When People Come To See The Band Takes A Lot Of Work; It Takes A Lot Of Discipline. I Go To The Studio Every Day And Sing And Play. I Never Did That When I Was, Like, 30. I'd Probably Have A Drink And Walk On - And See What Comes Out. But Now If There's Ten Albums' Worth Of Material People Are Coming To Hear Some Of, And They've Paid Money For A Ticket, You Become A Different Person When You Go On And You Want To Give The Best Show You Can. You Want To Be Better At What You Do.

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