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There are always things to examine. What's great is not feeling that I have to refuse any of them. Maybe no good from a PR perspective, but from the point of view of everyday life, it keeps things interesting.

Fred Frith

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Fred Frith
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: February 17
Composer
Guitarist
Jazz Guitarist
Recording Artist
Violinist
Heathfield
East Sussex
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