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I thought of collaborating with other people which still might happen at this point. It might not. I was just trying to break the cycle because I had gotten to a point where I was definitely sure that I was on the wrong track after about 16 years.

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Van Morrison
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 31
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