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You don't want to be so far off the planet that you come out with something that doesn't make sense to anybody.

Andy Summers

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Andy Summers
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: December 31
Composer
Guitarist
Jazz Guitarist
Jazz Musician
Photographer
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