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" I think we have a lot in common with classical composers of the 19th century, although I'm not claiming to have their intelligence. They wanted to create a musical explosion, to blow the crowd away. "

Matt Bellamy

Away

Think

Intelligence

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" I always go for walks in the countryside. "

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Always

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" Being from a small town, no one else was going to breathe life into my ideas other than me, so I had to go out there and do it. "

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