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“I've been asking myself: 'Why put together these things -…” quote by David Byrne — Download Open image

“I've been asking myself: 'Why put together these things - CDs, albums?' The answer I came up with is, well, sometimes it's artistically viable. It's not just a random collection of songs. Sometimes the songs have a common thread, even if it's not obvious or even conscious on the artists' part.”

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