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I'm never satisfied with what I do.

Brian McKnight

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Brian McKnight
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: June 5
Actor
Composer
Film Producer
Guitarist
Pianist
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Television Producer
Trumpeter
Buffalo
New York
Satisfied
Never

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