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Guitar Quote by David Pajo

“My kids don't really like when I sing for some reason...but they like when I play guitar. So I started writing songs just playing guitar for them.” quote by David Pajo — Download Open image

“My kids don't really like when I sing for some reason...but they like when I play guitar. So I started writing songs just playing guitar for them.”

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