Ravi Shankar Quotes

I was admired by all these hippies, and it was wonderful playing at Monterey and Woodstock, performing for half a million people.

Ravi Shankar

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• I was admired by all these hippies, and it was wonderful playing at Monterey and Woodstock, performing for half a million people.

  

  Ravi Shankar
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  • Playing
  • Performing