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Article: Vegan rocker Ted Leo tour the world.
- Article from:
- Vegetarian Journal
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
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TED LEO, VEGAN INDIE ROCKER EXTRAORDINAIRE, is a veteran in the underground music scene. He s been an active musician for more than 18 years, playing in bands such as Citizens Arrest, Chisel, the Sin-Eaters, and currently Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. His eclectic punk-infused melodic sound has been compared to Billy Bragg, Elvis Costello, and The Clash. Leo has been a vegetarian for 17 years and a vegan the past 10. These days, Leo's veganism has become a greater part of his identity, being an inherent part of his personality instead of something he has to consciously think about.
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"Veganism has become less a daily choice that I ...