"The first thing we did was to..." - Quote by John Lennon
The first thing we did was to proclaim our Liverpoolness to the world, and say 'It's all right to come from Liverpool and talk like this'. Before, anybody from Liverpool who made it, like Ted Ray, Tommy Handley, Arthur Askey, had to lose their accent to get on the BBC.
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“There are a lot of people walking around with long hair now and some trendy middle class kids in pretty clothes. But nothing changed except that we all dressed up a bit, leaving the same bastards running everything.”
“Once the new power has taken over they have to establish a new status quo just to keep the factories and trains running.”
“Love is all, love is new, love is all, love is you.”
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