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regnaD kciN

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2. "Craft"...?

Reply to Historic NY (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 11:54 PM

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I think the word you’re looking for is “steal.”

Simon is pretty notorious for taking other people’s work and claiming it as his own creation. Ask the members of Los Lobos about that.

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