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Was Not Was: All Over The Road With Two Motor City Outcasts In A Studio Tornado

David Gans, Musician, February 1984

"WHEN BLACK people hear our music," proclaims Don Fagenson, "they know we're white. Even our funkiest stuff. I think it happens to be a plus. I've seen black kids pause and say, 'Where the heck does that come from?' It's a perversion of their culture... and I think they're entertained by it."

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