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A lot of stuff is dark in a way, but unless you're really looking at a situation for what it actually is, it's hard to be hopeful - or meaningless to be hopeful about it unless it's actually based in a real possibility.
Win Butler
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Win Butler
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: April 14
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Edwin Farnham Butler III
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I just wanted to make something in the world and worry about the rest of it later and not get too caught up in rules.
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The Flaming Lips have been on Warner Bros. forever, and certainly everything I heard growing up was on a major label in some way, from the Cure to Radiohead to Bjork.
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