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I wanted to perform, I wanted to write songs, and I wanted to get lots of chicks.

James Taylor

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James Taylor
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 12
Guitarist
Musician
Singer-Songwriter
Writer
Boston
Massachusetts
James Vernon Taylor
Lots
Songs
Song
Write
Wanted
Writing
Chicks
Perform
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