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It was in San Diego and I was onstage and couldn't remember how to play the guitar properly. I was in terrible pain and my nervous system was just going wild, like somebody had just run a car over me.
Andy Partridge
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Andy Partridge
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: November 11
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