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I knuckle down with my demons, and with my weaknesses.

Carlos Santana

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Carlos Santana
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: June 20
Composer
Jazz Guitarist
Musician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Autlán
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana
Knuckle
Knuckles
Demons
Weaknesses
Demon
Weakness

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