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Songs came first. I started out in 1965 trying to copy the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and the Stones, like most kids I knew. I'm still trying. Songs are hard to beat.

Peter Blegvad

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Peter Blegvad
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: August 14
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