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The quote suggests that technology in music keeps changing because new tools keep appearing, and people in the industry feel pressure to adopt them. It also hints at a cycle where invention and adoption keep feeding each other. The speaker sounds observant, and a little skeptical, about that pattern.
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Originally said in English.
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About John Prine
American singer-songwriter of country-folk music, early 1970s to 2020
John Prine was an American singer-songwriter of country-folk music, active from the early 1970s until his death. He is known for songs that mix humor, tenderness, and plainspoken observation, and for a style that brought together love, everyday life, current events, social commentary, and satire. He worked as a composer, recording artist, live performer, and occasional actor. His writing often moved between sweet songs and melancholy ballads, and he was widely cited as one of the most influential songwriters of his generation.
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