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I think that commercials can really ruin a song. You know that the person sold the song for a good deal of money, and that was the tradeoff. But, music and picture can marry in a beautiful way, and the reverse also.

David Lynch

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David Lynch
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: January 20
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