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Philip Glass: Trained By Life

Minimalist composer talks odd jobs, '60s NYC, making money and using drugs

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 29, 2008 7:24 PM CST

(Newser) – Philip Glass paid $30 in rent in 1960s New York City, drove a cab to support his composing, and didn't make a dime on his work until he was 41. "I was trained by life," Glass tells Details of working at the kitchen...   Read full story »

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