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Michael W. Smith Quote: 'But I know God has big ...'

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Profession: Musician
Nationality: American
Birthday: October 7, 1957

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I've had big record label presidents look me in the face and say, 'Your music sucks, you don't know who you are, your music is all over the place, and we don't know how to market this stuff. Pick a lane and come back to us.'

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