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Because people are very interested in my poetry, in what I say. -

Because people are very interested in my poetry, in what I say. – Compay Segundo

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Young people dont want to be second to anyone. Everyone wants to be an overnight star. Look how many years I had to wait, how many roads I had to travel, how many songs I had to sing. And now Im just beginning, never ending. – Compay Segundo

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