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My musical knowledge is so bad it's embarrassing. When composers discuss music with someone as primitive as myself, they have to talk about it in terms of senses and emotion, rather than keys and tempo.
Jane Campion
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Jane Campion
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 30
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Wellington
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