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“I think the benefits are tremendous, and the power of accessibility in art is one of it's most explosive and insidious attributes.”

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Jeffrey Lewis

Jeffrey Lewis is a talented singer-songwriter born on November 20, 1975. His unique musical style, blending folk and rock elements, has won him a dedicated fan base. more

“What can you think when one review says "this album is brilliant, and all the songs flow into the utmost brilliant song 'The Upside-Down Cross'" then another review says "this album is brilliant, except for that horrible and pointless song 'The Upside-Down Cross'," and another review will say "Jeffrey really sounds confident and relaxed on this new album", the next reviewer says "Jeffrey sounds more depressed and awful than ever" - these totally contrasting reviews happen all the time!”

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“The funny thing is that some reviews are published in magazines and websites that are seen by millions of people, and other reviews are in very small publications or less popular websites, and you just have to be lucky to have the good reviews land in places where more people see them, and bad reviews land in places where they will be less seen.”

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“I never felt like I had a surface image to rely on that people would like - I always felt like my music would not be very fancy music, my voice is not very fancy, there is nothing hiding me from the audience.”

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“Everybody has a direct view of the person "behind" the art, so there is going to be a certain amount of awareness of who is making songs. But I like paintings where you can see the brush-strokes.”

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“I don't think talking about myself making songs is a very interesting topic, there are so many other more engaging things to think about and write about.”

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