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If someone decides to be a musician now, it means because there is no hope of money at the end of it, it means they really want to be a musician. And if someone is writing now, there is no hope for money at the end of it.
Douglas Coupland
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Douglas Coupland
Age: 62
Born: 1961
Born: December 30
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