It was very satisfying knowing I could come in not really knowing what I was going to do, and at the end of the session feeling that I'd really done interesting guitar work and knowing that I'd really contributed to the music.
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I think that Gamma sort of got to that point through management and label and the whole deal and it didn't feel right so I stopped it. Period.
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