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My favorite literature to read is fairly dry history. I like the framework, and my imagination can do the rest.
Andrew Bird
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Andrew Bird
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: July 11
Fiddler
Film Editor
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Jazz Musician
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Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Chicago
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Andrew Wegman Bird
Andrew W. Bird
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The idea of writing songs because you're depressed and you need to communicate it somehow, that isn't really true for me.
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