This is fine by me, Costellosaid on social mediawhen asked about Brutal.

Its how rock & roll works.

You take the broken pieces of another thrill and make a brand new toy.

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I dont think I would ever personally do that, Rodrigo said at the time.

But whos to say where Ill be in 20, 30 years.

All that I can do is write my songs and focus on what I can control.