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" Age isn't a barrier to playing the bass, and I've definitely improved over the years, although maybe I'm not as flash as I once was. But looking back, I can't imagine a life without a guitar. "

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" I also have a big love of classical music played on piano because this is the environment I grew up in my brother being one of the great masters in this world. "

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