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Eddie Murphy Quote: 'Growing up, I liked all the ...'

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Profession: Comedian
Nationality: American
Birthday: April 3, 1961

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I'm a guitar player, really - I mean, first and foremost - I grew up with all that great 1960s music, in terms of growing up, becoming a musician, so it's like first-love stuff; I'm always going to go back to it.

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