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I always knew looking back on my tears would bring me laughter, but I never knew looking back on my laughter would make me cry.

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Cat Stevens
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: July 21
Composer
Guitarist
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Singer-Songwriter
Steven Demetre Georgiou
Yusuf Islam
Yusuf
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