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There is more value in placing a flower in a rifle barrel than making war. As Jimi Hendrix used to say, musical notes have more importance than bullets.

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
Flower
Barrel
Value
Hendrix
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Rifles
Peace
Barrels
Making
Bullets
War
Notes
Jimi
Used
Musical
Rifle
Importance
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