Then he slid a guitar pick around the tiny groove, and twisted free the shell with a snap.

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Then when that scene was over, I'd walk over from the piano and go play the organ for another scene and then - a little pump organ I have, and then I'd pick up the electric guitar again and get all my distorted sounds out of that to go with the Indian drums and the things that were happening in the film.

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