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The music that I have always liked has always been more rooted in anger or sadness or alienation or any of those inspirational factors that drove rock'n'roll, gospel, and blues. I tend not to value a more pop aesthetic.

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DJ Shadow
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: June 29
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Joshua Paul Davis
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