A Legend In His Own Minefield

A Legend In His Own Minefield

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A Legend In His Own Minefield
[My Music, Not That You Asked] - Me at My Worst

[My Music, Not That You Asked] - Me at My Worst

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John Mendelssohn
Feb 13, 2012
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A Legend In His Own Minefield
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[My Music, Not That You Asked] - Me at My Worst
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[Decades hence, I will be celebrated posthumously as one of the great songwriters of the last quarter of the 20th century, and of the first quarter of the 21st. But I see no reason why we shouldn’t begin a detailed consideration of my oeuvre right now, while I’m still around and able to comment.]


As with virtually all my songs, I composed the music for M…

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