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Tommy Petillo graduated from Nutley High school in , the same year as the Woodstock Music & Art Fair in Central New York.

The songs of sex and drugs, with screaming guitars, however, weren’t his cup of tea.

“I was born a decade too late for the music I longed for,” Petillo writes in his new book, “We Need More Love Songs.” The endeavor chronicles his life in doo-wop, including his time with the Duprees, in which he is today’s lead singer.

“There is way too much hate today,” Petillo, 67, told , explaining the book title.

“It runs the gamut from TV, newspapers and violent video games, and it reflects in the music.”

Instead of love, many of today’s songs are laced with profanity and disrespect for women, he maintained over a cup of coffee at the Nutley Diner.

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