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" Music isn't necessarily made to last, and there's always been disposable music. "

Robbie Robertson

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" One of the greatest live recordings, I think, in the history of the world is Ray Charles in Atlanta... And they didn't even have a big mobile recording thing set up. The word on the street was they only had like two microphones, one for the band and one for him. Perfect recordings. I think it's mono. "

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" My thirst for knowledge and experience comes from the idea that once you learned something, it was time to learn something else. I missed out on a formal educational process, so I'm making up for that. "

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" I like to work on records when I feel inspired, not because it's expected of me. "

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