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The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Welcome to the Infant Freebase

Devon Powers, PopMatters, 8 October 2001

FIRST, I'D LIKE to devote a little time to talking about schizophrenia. There are those who toss the word around often, especially those whachamacalit academic types who spout this and that about the mental effects of the current world order. For most others, the term generally comes into play only in reference to a certifiable illness. But regardless, schizophrenia is grave, serious condition. It signals a sense of inner chaos, of internal hullabaloo. It is tiring, all consuming, confusing.

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