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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
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We waste a lot of our lives sometimes. There are people sitting across from us who would make the whole world better if we spent more time with them in it, but we can't get across that gully.
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For me, songwriting is something like breathing: I just do it. But that doesn't mean you're fantastic.
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There is nothing more important you can ever do for this world than to wake up and be a part of it.
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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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