Adam Gontier Quotes

We actually wrote the record in and out of Canada, where we live, in sort of cottage country. ... We were at a lake, around campfires, writing music.

Adam Gontier Three Days Grace

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• We actually wrote the record in and out of Canada, where we live, in sort of cottage country. ... We were at a lake, around campfires, writing music.

  

  Adam Gontier Three Days Grace
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  • Canada
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