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The worst thing you can do to anybody trying to be creative is to demand participation in their vision.

Chuck Klosterman

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Chuck Klosterman
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: June 5
Author
Journalist
Music Critic
Breckenridge
Minnesota
Charles John Klosterman
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Participation
Demand
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Vision
Worst
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Thing

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