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If getting on the radio was a major motivation, I'd be one of the worst writers of all time. I admire people who do it, and I think it's a nice way to work, but I try to do the best I can and write what I like. I don't worry about it.

Randy Newman

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Randy Newman
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: November 28
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College men from L.S.U., went in dumb, come out dumb, too.
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