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Music is a lady that I still love because she gives me the air that I breathe. We need all sorts of nourishment. And music satisfies and nourishes the hunger within ourselves for connection and harmony.

Cat Stevens

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