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“I don't really plan to be a pop star; I just want to be able to make music without the whole My Dad thing hanging over me, which everyone in my position goes through.” quote by Dhani Harrison — Download Open image

“I don't really plan to be a pop star; I just want to be able to make music without the whole My Dad thing hanging over me, which everyone in my position goes through.”

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I don't ever use my name for anything in terms of getting the music heard.

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My dad used to say to me, 'You look more like me than I do.

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Everyone's seen the Beatles.

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I was an only child. I hung out with my parents.

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I'm still getting used to being called a composer. A poseur, maybe.

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Playing music has always felt very natural. You know, you do try to do other things, and you do learn lessons that way, but,…

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