"It is actually, in a way, an incredibly mundane experience. Not everyone has a heart attack but everyone has something or other, so I'm not remotely special. Just because I write songs doesn't make it a better or worse near-death experience."
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Catholics from EnglandSinger-songwriters from EnglandGuitarists from EnglandPianists from EnglandMusic producers from the United Kingdom
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Interview with Mike Barnes, The Wire, March 2007
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