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These are makes you want to EG: I’m not really places, to Wembley T extra- the sort of dramatics |} take it offand get it sure what it will be © Stadium, and back & marital one would expect on, and you said Joe/ _ like, because I to a place like bee affair, from a film by Plaskett(of Thrush —_ haven't with the Ingmar Bergman or Hermit). Nowisthat really an- Carl Dreyer, where the man, oristhatthe Started to tholo- questions of moral- music? write for it gy's ity and religion are EG: (laughs) That's yet, and pro- dealt with in a the mystery, isn'tit? | I’m kind of ducer, —_ brutally frank think it’s definitely excited to, — 4 Played matter. This is one | both. [love his because by : of the few Ameri- songwriting. I think after the Farrow. 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Which is However, he soon _will eventually to think that if any- amajor label? really depressed. why he turns to the _ pays a heavy price discover a very thing should happen EG: The only reason SM: What is your second person for for his moral right- _ good justification tohim...Ithinkhe’s I wouldis just be- thing? Where is your advice, his brother —_eousness. . for wanting to doubt |] doing OK. He cause it’s an astro- thing musically? (Orbach), who has © ~ The most » the presence of seemed OK last nomical amount of EG: My place is ties tothe mob. _. jarring aspect of this God. Overall, this |] night. work todoitallon kind of wherever it His brother says Production is its is a unique, unusual, || SM: You've done my own, andIreally _ is right now. I feel with one phone call, structure. Parallel and important film three CDs in three want tohaveacareer like this is building the troubles would _ stories are nothing —_from someone years. 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