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The music that I play and that I like is traditional music, maybe it's because of my age.
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I just do what I'm here for and that's to make that music.
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I like finding that common point between another song and my music. It's like between people; you can be of religion or another, from this country or from another country, but we're all basically the same. It's just the same with songs.
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The music that I play and that I like is traditional music, maybe it's because of my age.
