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Kevin Smith: Too Fat for 40

In the film, Kevin's attempt to answer a multitude of questions quickly is derailed entirely when the first question posed is about working with Bruce Willis, which begins a near-two-hour story in which he discusses, among other things, the adult use of marijuana, the highs and lows of making his 2008 film Zack and Miri Make a Porno and the stress of working with Willis during Cop Out.

Track 10

The song features samples from the Timothy Leary album Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out which the band failed to receive clearance of from Henry Saperstein, the copyright owner of the recordings in question.

Turn On

Switch, an electrical component that allows a circuit to be turned on or off

"Turn on, tune in, drop out", a counterculture phrase coined by Timothy Leary in the 1960s

Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out

"Turn on, Tune in, Cop out" was the biggest hit single for Norman Cook's dance-jazz group, Freak Power, released in 1993 as a single.

The song features a smooth jazz sound and the baritone vocals of lead singer Ashley Slater.


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