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I love playing. If it was down to just that, it would be utopia.

Jimmy Page

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Jimmy Page
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: January 9
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James Patrick Page
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So far I've been very, very fortunate because it appears that people like to hear the music I like to play. What more fortunate position can a musician be in?
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Crowley didn't have a very high opinion of women, and I don't think he was wrong.
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