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An artist cannot be responsible for what people make of their art. An audience loathe giving up preconceived images of an artist

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Stephen Stills
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: January 3
Guitarist
Multi-Instrumentalist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Studio Musician
Dallas
Texas
Stephen Arthur Stills
Steve Stills
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Artist
Art
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