Musically inclined.(From the Editor's Desk)(Editorial)

MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MUSIC IS, LIKE MOST PEOPLE'S, somewhat complicated. I vigorously resisted years of piano lessons and became an adult with only rudimentary piano skills and the ability to read sheet music. As for my abortive yearlong attempt to learn the trumpet back in the sixth grade, let's just say that it's the low point of my academic record.

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But none of these hardships stopped me from becoming a voracious consumer of popular music. I think a lot of us ended up this way--not really able to express ourselves musically, but sampling and ...

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