A Guy Like Me Cant Be Doing 'love, Peace And Soul!' Shtick For The Rest Of His Life Until People Start To Say Whats He Doing That For? You Gotta Know When To Get Out. I Loved It, But I Just Thought Somebody Younger Should Be Doing It. And The Mission Got Served. If Your Mission Is To Provide Exposure And Suddenly Everybody Is Providing That Same Exposure, Well, Its Time To Go. - SearchQuotes

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A guy like me cant be doing 'love, peace and soul!' shtick for the rest of his life until people start to say whats he doing that for? You gotta know when to get out. I loved it, but I just thought somebody younger should be doing it. And the mission got served. If your mission is to provide exposure and suddenly everybody is providing that same exposure, well, its time to go.

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