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No, it's not dissatisfaction that inspires me to tinker with my songs, it's just restlessness.

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-Songwriter
Chicago
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Andrew Wegman Bird
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