Jon Landau Quotes

What makes the Stones' arrogance so divine is that we all believe that long ago and far away they weren't rich and famous but poor and struggling, just like us.

Jon Landau

• Famous
• Arrogance
• Struggling

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• What makes the Stones' arrogance so divine is that we all believe that long ago and far away they weren't rich and famous but poor and struggling, just like us.

  

  Jon Landau
  • Famous
  • Arrogance
  • Struggling