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" There is a lot of music in the world that I love that does not always get the appropriate exposure. "

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" You can sit down with Reason or Ableton and literally in a couple of hours make a very good-sounding record. But then a lot of people become contented with that, rather than pushing themselves to making something that sounds great. "

" Without David Bowie, popular music as we know it pretty much wouldn't exist. "

" Every single day the world seems like it is on the brink of falling apart. But then I look outside my window, and things look about the same as they did a week ago. It's almost a form of cognitive dissonance. "

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