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Man may live and man may die searching for the question why. But if he tries to rule the sky, he must fall.

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