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It's funny, I played a social gig once - we were playing music that was rhythm based, but it was going in some strange places. Some people came up to me afterward and said, Can you play a tune that we'll all recognize? I've carried that with me forever - why would you want a tune you could recognize? What's the point of that?

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Alexis Taylor
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: April 20
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