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I feel like musicians have such a precarious place in the political discourse, because musicians are, sort of just by nature, people-pleasers.
John Flansburgh
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John Flansburgh
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: May 6
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You have to define how much of a cultural politician you are as a performer. There are times where I just want to remain a civilian.
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The main thing that we're doing is thinking we can control anything, which is the biggest false assumption we can make. I think we can figure out how to tread a lot more lightly on the environment, and we'll be a lot better off.
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We've been a band longer than most of the people reading this have been alive.
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Look, up in the sky! It's the sky!
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