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No matter what you do, if you're trying to create something new, your environment has a massive impact on you.

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Alex Kapranos
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 20
Guitarist
Musician
Singer
Songwriter
Almondsbury
Gloucestershire
Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley
Massive
Impact
Environment
Create
Matter
Trying
Something

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