Lee Ranaldo Quotes

When I was in the first years of university, I fell in more with the visual arts crowd because it was more interesting than where music was.

Lee Ranaldo Sonic Youth

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• When I was in the first years of university, I fell in more with the visual arts crowd because it was more interesting than where music was.

  

  Lee Ranaldo Sonic Youth
  • Music
  • Arts
  • University