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You can blow out a candle, but you can't blow out a fire.

Peter Gabriel

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Peter Gabriel
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: February 13
Composer
Drummer
Film Score Composer
Musician
Poet
Singer
Vocalist
Chobham
Surrey
Peter Brian Gabriel
Candle
Blow
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Fire

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