“I've tended to look at my albums as research and development. I was just trying to get someplace new on each one.”

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He is saying that he treated his albums as a way to experiment and develop new ideas. Each record was meant to move him toward something different rather than repeat what he had already done.

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About Ry Cooder

American musician, songwriter, film score composer, record producer, and writer

Ry Cooder is an American musician, songwriter, film score composer, record producer, and writer. He is known for a career that spans several musical roles, and for the slide guitar style that became his signature. He is also noted for his interest in traditional music and for working with traditional musicians from many countries. That range has shaped a body of work that moves between performance, composition, production, and writing, with a steady focus on music rooted in older forms and local traditions.

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