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Every little kid that steps on the court or the field has aspirations to go pro. I think being a pro basketball player is the best job. The thing I had to realize was that I can't do every dream that I have.

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Brian McKnight
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: June 5
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I'm creating music - it doesn't matter if anyone else likes it.
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He knows I rip him off every day. He's the godfather for me. Nobody can say they aren't influenced by what Stevie Wonder has done.
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I started as a writer and when I sent my demos out everyone wanted to know who was singing and if that person wanted a record deal.
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For me able to do the records I want to do and not have to worry about this producer or that producer or that trend, I'm not really interested in that.
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Everything I have now is so real, so vivid.
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I went back and listened to the first three albums I made and tried to figure out what was special about them, why people keep going back to them. I think it was because I didn't know what I was doing. I had no idea if they were going to play it on the radio or anything. All I did was write songs, so that's what I got back to.
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My fans are the best in the world! They've grown up with me and stayed with me through this entire journey.
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