Grab a guitar, put some kind of strings on it, a banjo string, then a violin string, then … - Buffy Sainte-Marie

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Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward.

Buffy Sainte-Marie

Grab a guitar, put some kind of strings on it, a banjo string, then a violin string, then a guitar string, tune it any way you want, and make some noise, and see what you get. And work on it until you get something that you think is interesting. That's all there is to art for me.

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