“I wasn't brought up with any religion, actually.”

— Meg White

Gross, Terry (2005) Fresh Air: "A White-Striped Trip: 'Get Behind Me Satan'" http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4696110 NPR.org (accessed June 6, 2006)

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