As a New Yorker you can't help but be proud of the fact that so much m…

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As a New Yorker you can't help but be proud of the fact that so much music and culture started here. Punk rock, jazz, hip-hop and house music started here, George Gershwin debuted 'Rhapsody in Blue' here; the Velvet Underground are from New York. ✨ Q&A: Moby interview. www.cnn.com. November 10, 2006.
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