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Just don't let the human factor fail to be a factor at all

Andrew Bird

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Andrew Bird
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: July 11
Fiddler
Film Editor
Guitarist
Jazz Musician
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Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Chicago
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Andrew Wegman Bird
Andrew W. Bird
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