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This reads as a statement about ownership in collaboration. It can be taken to mean that working with others does not cancel a personal voice, and that creativity can stay fully one’s own even inside shared projects. It lands for anyone who has felt pulled between being part of a group and keeping a clear sense of self in the work.
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About Rostam Batmanglij
American musician, record producer, and songwriter
Rostam Batmanglij, known professionally as Rostam, is an American musician, record producer, and songwriter. He first came to wide attention as a founding member of Vampire Weekend and as the producer of the band’s first three albums. He also records as a solo artist and is a member of the electro-soul group Discovery. His work spans performing, writing, and producing, and he produced Vampire Weekend’s Contra, his first number-one album, when he was 26.
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