I imagine I would just get the "yes-man" approach of what I wanted to hear, not what I needed to hear.

我能想象，我只会得到一些“惟命是从”的回答，只会听到我想要听的话，而不是我需要听的话。

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It was just what I needed to hear, and just what I needed to start me on an obsession with music that has stuck with me through the years.

FORBES: R.I.P. Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch

He preached just what I wanted to hear, needed to hear, knew in my bones to be authentic and true.

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