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Interviewing is a lot like talking, but you have to guide the conversation. You have to know what you want and go about getting it.

Anthony DeCurtis

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Anthony DeCurtis
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: June 25
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New York City
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If a musician cares about what he or she is doing, and you show up and care, you can go some place. That will never change. There are a number of ways to approach this, and my favorite is the way we're doing it now - just talking.
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