Punishment Of Luxury: Dishing out Punishment
Ian Birch, Melody Maker, 9 September 1978
"It's really crazy to think you've got to get crazy to be happy. I don't think you can be so logical as to estimate your own happiness. You've got to get beserk and you do that whatever way you can. A really good way for many people is through music because it's a great language."
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