Alex Ebert Quotes

I took a lot of long summer road trips with my dad, and the mix of music we listened to on the road skipped around from classical to Western to new age to hyper-cinematic.

Alex Ebert

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• Dad
• Road
• Summer

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• I took a lot of long summer road trips with my dad, and the mix of music we listened to on the road skipped around from classical to Western to new age to hyper-cinematic.

  

  Alex Ebert
  • Music
  • Long
  • Age