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“My songwriting process is painful. Songwriting is brilliant. It's a load of fun - when it works. It's really difficult as well.” quote by James Bay — Download Open image

“My songwriting process is painful. Songwriting is brilliant. It's a load of fun - when it works. It's really difficult as well.”

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