See the original Akai MPC2000 Wheatus used to make ’Teenage Dirtbag’ // TRAIN BRAIN

See the original Akai MPC2000 Wheatus used to make ’Teenage Dirtbag’

"It was such a dumb idea."
For many, Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus captures the quintessential American high school experience. But for the song’s writer Brendan Brown, Teenage Dirtbag represents a fantasy adolescence that he was robbed of after a gruesome murder happened in his home town.
Watch the full story behind the song here: https://youtu.be/4hWxLz29Dy4?si=nkR8VqFXwFtoB7CI
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