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Any kid will tell you that, yes, their music is both an escape and a survival mechanism, and that sometimes the music givesbthem hope and inspiration. It doesn't just placate and pacify.

Any kid will tell you that, yes, their music is both an escape and a survival mechanism, and that sometimes the music givesbthem hope and inspiration. It doesn't just placate and pacify.

Approximate author period: c. 1973 AD · modern

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David Byrne
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Approximate author period: c. 1973 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for David Byrne: documented activity in 1973. Wikidata Q336640, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q336640 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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