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One knew in advance that life in New York would not be easy‚ but there were cheap rents in cold-water lofts without heat‚ and the excitement of being here made up for those hardships. I didn't move to New York to make a fortune.

David Byrne

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David Byrne
Age: 119
Born: 1905
Born: May 6
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