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In a repressed society, artists fulfil a sense of harking back to instant gratification, or immediate expression, by doing things that function on the edge of society, or outside of what is conventionally accepted.
Bat for Lashes
Bat for Lashes
Bat for Lashes
Born: Oct 25, 1979

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Edge, Sense, Society, Back, Immediate, Outside, Instant, Instant Gratification, Accepted, Doing, Artists, Repressed, Fulfil, Function, Gratification, Expression, Things

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