![The people know more about [Jazz] in other countries than in America. America is the last country to know about anything, because we're too fat, we have too much of everything, you understand? And we do not listen.](/assets/img/quote-photos/the-people-know-more-about-jazz-in-other-countries-than-in-america-america-is.jpg)
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