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I Heard Little Richard And Jerry Lee Lewis, And That Was It. I Didn't Ever Want To Be Anything Else. I Just Started Banging Away And Semi-studied Classical Music At The Royal Academy Of Music But Sort Of Half-heartedly.

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I Heard Little Richard

Elton John

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I Heard Little Richard And Jerry Lee Lewis, And That Was It. I Didn't Ever Want To Be Anything Else. I Just Started Banging Away And Semi-studied Classical Music At The Royal Academy Of Music But Sort Of Half-heartedly.

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