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" While I used to make my living principally as a record producer, as time went on, I had to depend more and more on my live performances because of the evolution of the record industry, which has de-emphasized what made it possible to make a living. "

Todd Rundgren

Evolution

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" Because of the way the record business has kind of stumbled and disintegrated, in a way, you're as likely to sell records at your merch table at your gigs as you are to sell them in a regular record outlet or even online. "

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Todd Rundgren

Hear

Really

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" People get comfort from music. They get joy from it and understanding from it, and most of all, the average person can't do without it in some sense. "

" One Long Year was just a song here and there, and it was meant to reflect the mood that I was in but unfortunately it also reflected too little of any particular thing rather than hanging together as a whole album. "

" So I don't think I'm gonna pull my head into my shell just because a bunch of people start acting like idiots. "

Todd Rundgren

Start

Acting

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Todd Rundgren

Capture

Way

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