I spent many years trying to write a lot like Ben Folds or John Lennon or Rivers Cuomo. I think that's healthy when you're learning to write and seeing how chords fit together and how songs take shape.
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- Author's profession: Musician
- Nationality: american
- Born: April 10, 1983
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