“Sometimes great tunes happen to bad times, and when the bad time is over, not all the tunes get to move on with you.”

— Rob Sheffield

Source: Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time

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“Sometimes great tunes happen to bad times, and when the bad time is over, not all the tunes get to move on with you.”

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