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I guess we all have a bad night now and then and really screw up. I listened to our earlier stuff and we screwed up a lot. But at least now that we are sober, when we screw up it's for real.

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Joe Perry
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: September 10
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
Songwriter
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Anthony Joseph Pereira
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