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The speaker is saying he prefers an older approach to songs, where recording a song did not stop other artists from recording it too. The quote suggests approval of shared interpretation and less control over one version of a song.
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Originally said in English.
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About Chris Stapleton
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Christopher Alvin Stapleton is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is known for his work in country music and for a career that began after he left engineering studies at Vanderbilt University to pursue music in Nashville. Born in Kentucky, he moved to Nashville in 1996 and later signed with Sea Gayle Music as a writer and publisher. His early career was shaped by songwriting as well as performing, and his name is closely associated with modern American country music.
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