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Anyone who can do the splits and come back up on the backbeat, as James Brown and Prince can, has my eternal respect. Prince, who is a genius of the highest order, can come back up while singing and playing the guitar.
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"Anyone who can do the splits and come back up on the backbeat, as James Brown and Prince can, has my eternal respect. Prince, who is a genius of the highest order, can come back up while singing and playing the guitar."
— Bill Nighy

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Anyone who can do the splits and come back up on the backbeat, as James Brown and Prince can, has my eternal respect. Prince, who is a genius of the highest order, can come back up while singing and playing the guitar. — Bill Nighy

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Bill Nighy was a Actor from United Kingdom (1949–present).

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This quote is attributed to Bill Nighy, a Actor from United Kingdom.
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Bill Nighy lived from 1949 – present.