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Maybe because English is my second language, maybe I just translate mundane clichés from the Welsh language and they sound original in English. I am going through a bit of an obsession with bad puns. I am hoping I'll grow out of it. Maybe it's just a phase.
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Maybe because English is my second language, maybe I just translate mundane clichés from the Welsh language and they sound original in English. I am going through a bit of an obsession with bad puns. I am hoping I'll grow out of it. Maybe it's just a phase.
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Whenever you make a record you want to inject something unique into it, that's unique to where you're from. I suppose that's some kind of inevitability.

Gruff Rhys Musician

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Gruff Rhys Musician

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Gruff Rhys Musician

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