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" Music is the tool to express life - and all that makes a difference. "

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" Take whatever happens and try to make it work. "

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" When I was six, my best friend's parents bought him a piano. My mother noticed that every time I would go to his house, the first thing I would say to him was 'Levester' - His name was Levester - I said, 'Levester, can I go play your piano?' So, on my 7th birthday, my parents bought me a piano. "

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