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It's not crazy to want to have certain songs be developed harmonically and still want to make noise with the guitar. And you can have both.

Elvis Costello

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Elvis Costello
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: August 25
Composer
Guitarist
Record Producer
Singer-Songwriter
London
England
Declan Patrick MacManus
Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus
Declan MacManus
Songs
Crazy
Song
Stills
Certain
Harmonically
Still
Developed
Make
Noise
Guitar

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