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title: "2 Basement Played Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [I started playing music around 13 or 14, played jazz in high school, and played other stuff in college. After college, I tried to make it as a musician. I lived in a big squalid house full of dudes outside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-andrews/i-started-playing-music-around-13-or-14-played-jazz-in-high-school/)

[Jesse Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-andrews/)

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> [In September 1968, Rush played for around 20 people at a small hall in a church basement. We played songs like 'Spoonful,' 'Fire' and 'Born Under a Bad Sign,' and got paid $10. Then we went to a nearby deli…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-lifeson/in-september-1968-rush-played-for-around-20-people-at-a-small-hall-in/)

[Alex Lifeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-lifeson/)

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