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William was raised in the outskirts of the steel city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the youngest child of two blind parents. Due to the family’s inability to communicate through normal visual means, William’s childhood home was filled with a myriad of sounds to replace what eyes could not see. The house was suffused with pianos, guitars, trombones, talking birds, classical records, family sing-a-longs, bedtime stories, and the bellowing of a pipe organ, which his father built into the house with his own hands. When his father’s orchestral records were not resonating through the walls, his mother would educate him on the folk stylings of James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, and Simon & Garfunkel. By the completion of his youth and schooling, Fitzsimmons had become well-versed at a variety of instruments, at the minor expense of social standing, interactional skills, and a knowledge of proper shaving technique.

Fitzsimmons’ path into music was likewise unusual, forsaking the hobby for many years to work with the mentally ill and pursue an education in the field of mental health. It was during his last semester of graduate school that William pooled monies from past birthdays, holidays, and snow shoveling outings, and bought cheap home recording equipment to begin creating songs again (the first collection of which eventually became his debut album).

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10	We Feel Alone full track	841
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soppoi wrote:
yesterday morning

his voice doesn't fit his face. :D

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n0m1z88 wrote:
Monday evening

Agree with Lokhomo, still think he's good tho

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CalmWater wrote:
7 days ago

оргазм

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Wielink_inc wrote:
7 days ago

i actually first heard him on the DeepRockDriveFault sessions and i actually like that stuff way better than the album versions, he just sounds better with guitar only imo

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Lokhomo wrote:
8 days ago

His guitarwork is good but i can't help but think i'm listening to an ordinary popsinger as soon as he starts singing, shame.

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LongLiveTheD wrote:
9 days ago

Such a beautiful, mature and deep music.

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benya_ wrote:
9 days ago

божественные песни!

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lemershio wrote:
10 days ago

Amazing

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pitivu wrote:
10 days ago

lovely william.

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Majors10 wrote:
11 days ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE

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darkschlach wrote:
11 days ago

Interview, Review und Setliste von Konzert in Köln gibt es hier: http://chino.rockz.com/blog/46550-Ein-Abend-mit-William-Fitzsimmons

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Hiigg wrote:
13 days ago

so fucking awesome!

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shotstomyhead wrote:
14 days ago

потрясающая музыка

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kleinergrashalm wrote:
16 days ago

Some photos from his concert in Hamburg: http://mainstage.de/?p=23179

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useless- wrote:
17 days ago

guys, listen to heartless.. it's wonderful.

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sukylyn wrote:
18 days ago

Ojala la vida fuera tan bonita como estas canciones, suena cursi ( mucho) pero es asi!!!!

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lovely_kla wrote:
18 days ago

Just started listening. He's been on my recommendations forever and so glad! He's amazing!

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jukebox-cileq wrote:
18 days ago

Musical genius. I dont know how to explain how I feel when I listen to him. Its passion, its pain, its sadness, its love... its everything. Thank you for the amazin' show tonight. It were the uniquely and emotional moments ever.

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AshleyCan wrote:
18 days ago

<3

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rafinha91 wrote:
19 days ago

I was reading the newspaper when I heard "Shattered" playing in Last Fm Radio, I was completely took by surprise with his voice! That's What I call Music =D

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