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I always think its easier for me to write without thinking about the strict meter that's required for songs and song structures and things like that. It's much easier to just write on the page.
Jeff Tweedy
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Jeff Tweedy
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 25
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Avant-garde is the one area of music that has never changed. It doesn't mean anything.
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