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Usually I'm only using my instruments when I'm recording or playing a gig.
Max Tundra
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Max Tundra
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: January 1
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People call me a bedroom electronic musician, which I suppose I am. But I hate most electronic music I find it really boring.
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Most of the lyrics are rooted in my own experiences. But there is some sheer fabrication.
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There was a time when beheadings were in the public mind because people around the world were getting their heads cut off for various reasons.
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