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I preferred not to be laden down with a big instrument. If you're behind a guitar, you get used to being behind a guitar, and you don't really perform because you can't. I wanted to be able to just hold on to the mike and sing.

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Stevie Nicks
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: May 26
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