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There's always music that moves me. It doesn't necessarily mean that it's within the parenthesis of rock or blues, or whatever. It's usually far more reaching than that. It can be in many different genres.

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Jimmy Page
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: January 9
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James Patrick Page
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