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It infuriates me that stuff from the Internet routinely doesn't include all the credits. Because as soon as I listen to something, if I like it, I want to know, Who's the bass player? Who did that? Who's the engineer on this?

Brian Eno

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Brian Eno
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: May 15
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