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Something I do love about social media is how you can expand your idea. You can make an extension of your art as opposed to just using it for promotion.

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James Taylor
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: March 12
Guitarist
Musician
Singer-Songwriter
Writer
Boston
Massachusetts
James Vernon Taylor
Idea
Social
Art
Extension
Something
Promotion
Make
Expand
Love
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Using
Media

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