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Potent Quotables: Reatard's Rule

  • Posted on Jan 9th 2009 1:00PM by Kim Davis
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"If I can get the entire world to adore me, I'm done." --Jay Reatard

In a recent interview, the Memphis punk warned against warming too much to his raucous tunes, adding, "if too many people are into it ... it just might kill it."
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Matt

His band sounds like ass.........

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dxtrsdhrbmyrlski

won't haveta worry about that!

January 20 2009 at 12:17 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
rikdurden

neva heard of him

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matt

as he would want it

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HipHopScout

Who is this bum?

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FORREST

Seems His Name Is Right On Track With His IQ. RETARDED .HA !

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BlackSunshine

Reatard knows his punk protocol. Punk rock being popular when it shouldn't be means it's done with... which explains the ongoing discontent of daily maligned bands like Good Charlotte.

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