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I get most of my inspiration from older records. Most of the records that I listen to were probably made before I was born, and I was born in the mid-'70s. I don't know why, exactly, I'm drawn to those sounds.

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M. Ward
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: October 4
Guitarist
Musician
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Ventura County
California
Matthew Stephen Ward
Matt Ward
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