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As I've gotten older, now I've really got to back that up with record sales. Anytime showed me that I could still have some of those elements I wanted, but you still have to come with hit after hit after hit.
Brian McKnight
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Brian McKnight
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: June 5
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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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