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I'm into lately being a little less precious about writing and being like, Okay, what if I just locked myself in my room, pretend that there's someone outside with a gun that's saying, 'Don't come out until you write something.'

Andrew Bird

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