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I hope at some point in my career when my name is mentioned, someone will say Oh yeah he has a good song! I'd be happy with that.
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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