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The orchestra's an amazing instrument, but I don't want to just arrange my songs for it. I think that might be kind of boring and a little bit overdramatic, perhaps. I'm still just having too much fun doing it my way, for the time being.

Andrew Bird

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Andrew Bird
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: July 11
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