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Play It Forward: James Blake On Playing His Biggest Shows Ever, From His Living Room

Ari Shapiro speaks with Blake about playing virtual concerts for thousands of fans, and finding his voice early on by studying the music of British producer Mala.
Now more than a decade into his career, James Blake returns to his early years in the U.K. dance music scene in this installment of Play It Forward.

In the last installment of , the series in which musicians give thanks for the artists who have inspired them, Ari Shapiro spoke with saxophonist . Her list of influences is vast — the Coltrane family, for example, provides the namesake and source material for her new album — but for this series, she chose to extend her gratitude to the English electronic artist . "I felt like someone jumped inside of my

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