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Diary

19 April 2014

9:00 AM

19 April 2014

9:00 AM

Some years ago, on a flight from Adelaide to Sydney, while putting my hand luggage in the overhead compartment, I caught the attention of the cabin manager. As I resumed my seat and buckled up, she looked at me again and said ‘Oh, I know you. You’re that bloke who writes all those songs about death and war.’

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John Schumann is an Adelaide-based singer-songwriter. He also runs his own strategic communications consultancy, Schumann and Associates.

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