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If you watch Michael Jackson [1992] concerts from Budapest and compare it to a Madonna concert of today, you'll see such uplifting beauty and a message that you won't see in any other artist of our time.

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David LaChapelle
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: March 11
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