Cass Elliot (Ellen Naomi Cohen) Quotes

There's so much talk about the Drug Generation and songs about drugs. That's stupid. They aren't songs about drugs; they're about life.

Cass Elliot The Mamas & The Papas

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  Cass Elliot The Mamas & The Papas
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  • Stupid
  • Drug