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My father was in a dance band, and I wanted to do what he did, play the saxophone, but I couldn't blow a note, so he suggested the guitar. Chromatic harmonica was actually my first instrument, and I got very good at it - not quite Stevie Wonder, but very good.
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"My father was in a dance band, and I wanted to do what he did, play the saxophone, but I couldn't blow a note, so he suggested the guitar. Chromatic harmonica was actually my first instrument, and I got very good at it - not quite Stevie Wonder, but very good."
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My father was in a dance band, and I wanted to do what he did, play the saxophone, but I couldn't blow a note, so he suggested the guitar. Chromatic harmonica was actually my first instrument, and I got very good at it - not quite Stevie Wonder, but very good. — Pete Townshend

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Pete Townshend was a Musician from United Kingdom (1945–present).

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Who said "My father was in a dance band, and I wanted to do what he did, play the saxopho…"?
This quote is attributed to Pete Townshend, a Musician from United Kingdom.
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Pete Townshend lived from 1945 – present.