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As I kid, I was always jealous of the music that my favorite bands had written - but not really of how they played. So I'd daydream about having written songs, and this way above being able to perform them.
Jonny Greenwood
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Jonny Greenwood
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 5
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