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Musician: I'm 'getting more attention for canceling' than playing at Kennedy Center
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Grammy Award-winning banjo player Béla Fleck explains his decision to cancel upcoming shows at the Kennedy Center, telling CNN's Fredricka Whitfield he couldn't get into the "political back-and-forth" surrounding the iconic institution.

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