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I don't write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords.

Andrew Bird

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Andrew Bird
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: July 11
Fiddler
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Jazz Musician
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Chicago
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Andrew Wegman Bird
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