Every Wednesday, we’re bringing you a classic MAGNET story on your favorite artists from before they were famous. This week, Devendra Banhart (issue #58, April 2003), written by John Darnielle (Mountain Goats).
“I’m terrible at guitar, though I play all the time, and I don’t think of myself as a writer, though I write all the goddamn time.” —Devendra Banhart
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That was then, this is now-ish. Read our 2013 cover story:
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