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People in England were coming up to me, saying, My mother and father turned me on to your music. This happened to me 20

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"People in England were coming up to me, saying, My mother and father turned me on to your music. This happened to me 20 years ago. When I was 40 they were saying that"

- Roy Ayers

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This quote is written / told by Roy Ayers somewhere between September 10, 1940 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from England. The author also have 30 other quotes.

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