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So I'm watching Conan O'Brien one night and James Taylor comes on. And I'm
watching James Taylor perform, and all of a sudden, I get it. I totally get it.

And I sit there and say out loud to myself, "Jesus Christ, where's this guy BEEN all my
life?"

And then I realize what I just said.

And then I get very, very quiet.

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