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Papa Wasn't A Rolling Stone

Caitlin Moran, The Word, June 2004

Supply always outstrips demand in the rock business. For every superstar there are ten thousand middle-aged men who never made it, keeping the dream alive by furiously posting off demo tapes while trying to raise a family. This is a personal account of what it's like to grow up with one as your father.

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