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I don't think they understand it's as important as math and science. It rounds you out as a person. I think it gives you a love of certain things. You don't have to become the next great composer. It's just nice to have heard certain things or to have seen certain things. It's part of being a human being.

Marvin Hamlisch

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Marvin Hamlisch
Age: 68 †
Born: 1944
Born: June 2
Died: 2012
Died: August 7
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