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I kinda went back to that period between '88 and '94 where I felt like I was the most creative, without being hindered by powers that be. I was no longer going to try to hinder myself to what I thought was going to be on the radio.

Brian McKnight

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Brian McKnight
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: June 5
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