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Françoise Madeleine Hardy (born 17 January 1944) is a French singer, actress and astrologer. Hardy is an iconic figure in fashion, music and style.[1][2] She is married to the singer and movie actor Jacques Dutronc. [wikipedia]

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Toxicity is the second album by American heavy metal band System of a Down. Produced by Rick Rubin, Toxicity was released on September 4, 2001 by American Recordings, debuting at #1 on both the United States, with 220,000 copies, and #1 on the Canadian charts. Toxicity has sold over 12 million copies worldwide and is multi-platinum in the United States. [wikipedia]

“never, never, never give up!”
-winston churchill

“our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.”
-ralph waldo emerson

“it’s not that i’m so smart, it’s just that i stay with problems longer.”
-albert einstein

“it does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.”
-confucius

“keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. i never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.”
-charles f. kettering

“never consider the possibility of failure; as long as you persist, you will be successful.”
-brian tracy

“perseverance is a great element of success. If you knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.”
-henry wadsworth longfellow

screamin’ jay hawkins was the most outrageous performer extant during rock’s dawn. prone to emerging out of coffins on-stage, a flaming skull named henry his constant companion, screamin’ jay was an insanely theatrical figure long before it was even remotely acceptable.
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Ayreon is a project by Dutch composer and musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen. Ayreon’s musical style derives mostly from heavy metal and progressive rock, but combines them with genres like folk, classical and electronica. The majority of Ayreon’s albums are dubbed “rock operas” because the albums contain complex storylines featuring a host of characters, usually with each one being represented by a unique vocalist. read the rest of this entry »