Still Faithfull After All These Years
Penny Valentine, Creem, June 1978
REAL SURVIVORS are rare in rock 'n' roll. Those who live in the fast lane tend not to make it to 30, the rest are called survivors simply because they're alive, but few "went deep sea diving, touched the bottom" and came up again.
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