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“I owe so much of my career to Amy. Her first album, Frank, really changed my life.
“I used to see her on TV or in magazine shoots with a pink electric guitar, and I used to think she was the coolest motherfucker on the face of the Earth. And because of her, I picked up a guitar and because of her, I wrote my own songs.
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“The songs I got signed on were the songs that I wrote completely on my own. If it wasn’t for her, that wouldn’t have happened. ... I’m obviously completely happy with all the music that she left behind because it’s all genius. But every day, I wish I could hear a new song from her.”