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Doc Rotten

Words: Loren • February 10, 2020

Doc Rotten
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Wes Bentley (Doc Rotten)

SPB: Do you read press/reviews written about you? 

Bentley: Sometimes, for a review, I am more likely to read them because I want to see if it is a positive review. Interviews not so much because I was there and know what I said.  

Loren • February 10, 2020

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