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It's always music first, or melody and words together, but never words first.

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Adam Duritz
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: August 1
Musician
Pianist
Singer
Baltimore
Maryland
Adam Fredric Duritz
Always
Never
Melody
Words
Together
Music
Firsts
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Losing fights, or even winning fights, can be heartbreaking, and you can throw that away, but the truth is that it does make our lives better.
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My life isn't necessarily more important than anyone else's: I'm just better in talking about it.
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