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Where I've arrived now is the product of mixing the very straight with the very exploratory there's a fine line between the two, although it tends to be getting straighter and straighter because my songwriting is getting better.

Andy Partridge

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Andy Partridge
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: November 11
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