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I just wanted to have some songs I could stand behind, and when I'm on stage just be loving it. People ask me why I did that and I think perhaps it's because Berlin is quite a gray place and I needed to sympathize with a bit of sunshine.

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Jamie Lidell
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: September 18
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Jamie Alexander Lidderdale
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