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I watch my contemporaries, and they love to live in the studio and I don't. I have a life. I treat it as a 9-to-5. I try to create something new every day, and then I get on with my life.

Brian McKnight

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Brian McKnight
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: June 5
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When it's your chance to step up to the plate, just hit it out of the park, and everybody will forget about everything that came before.
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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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The guy comes up to the plate, there's always a chance where he can get a grand slam and everybody forgets about all the times he missed.
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