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The Triumph of Defeat: Lust, Wine, and Rock ’n’ Roll
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The Triumph of Defeat: Lust, Wine, and Rock ’n’ Roll

By Jon Hersey

Mar 07, 2024
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Pick your poison: Either you’re lost in the crumbling maze of your own mind, incapable of articulating anything coherent amid the disintegrated mess of half-formed thoughts; or you can be certain of one thing—that you are a victim, a slave of your own emotions and irresistible urges. That is the entire spectrum of human possibility and psychology, at le…

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