Ed Kowalczyk Quotes

With 'Mental Jewelry,' we put a lot of pressure on ourselves to get something happening. I think we lost some of the personality in the music. 'Throwing Copper''s mission was to begin to get some of that back.

Ed Kowalczyk

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• Personality
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• With 'Mental Jewelry,' we put a lot of pressure on ourselves to get something happening. I think we lost some of the personality in the music. 'Throwing Copper''s mission was to begin to get some of that back.

  

  Ed Kowalczyk
  • Music
  • Lost
  • Personality