"He had the chops to explain music to other musicians and to laypersons. No one else did what Dave did. He knew the way things worked because he had slugged away in the trenches just as he'd knocked on record company doors. He knew the lexicons, the currency, of each stakeholder. When he spoke in print, he spoke with authority."
"The celebration of the life of David Binder was a modest gathering held late in August, 2024 in his home town of Ottawa, Canada. I was startled to hear of his untimely passing in his late sixties."
"He had left instructions to play a James Taylor song, 'It's Enough to be on Your Way'. When the deceased asks to speak to the living by means of a song, you want to listen carefully, give it your full attention."
"...my perceptions date back to 1971 and answering the door at our rehearsal space. Age differences are magnified when you're in high school. I was 19 and I opened the door and there was Dave..."
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