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There is an incredible love in creating art unless somebody is saying, 'Hey, let's just make money,' because it doesn't work when you do it that way. If you are aiming for that, forget it.

Yoko Ono

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Yoko Ono
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: February 18
Artist
Composer
Conceptual Artist
Film Director
Musician
Painter
Peace Activist
Performance Artist
Photographer
Recording Artist
Sculptor
City of Tokyo
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