Grandmaster Flash quote — “My father was my first inspiration. He had an incredible stereo and a …”

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My father was my first inspiration. He had an incredible stereo and a turntable, and I was told not to touch it. But I'd go back and touch it anyway. I gained a respect for the turntables when I was a kid. When I was a teenager, I came up with a 'cueing system' to work the turntables because they didn't have it at that time.

Grandmaster Flash

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