Raphael Saadiq Quotes

I feel like I have re-created myself on every album. I try to do that. It's like playing a game with yourself, trying to compete with yourself.

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• I feel like I have re-created myself on every album. I try to do that. It's like playing a game with yourself, trying to compete with yourself.

  

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