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" Because we were all from Liverpool, we favored people who were street people. "

George Harrison

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" I've always played around in my own mind with what a Wilburys tour could be. Would each person do a solo set and then do Wilburys at the end, or would we all go on right from beginning to end and make everything Wilburys? It's an intriguing thought. "

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