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Stevie: British Audiences Prevented Me From Giving Up Singing

James Johnson, New Musical Express, 13 February 1971

"IN THE PAST I've occasionally thought about giving up singing," said Stevie Wonder. "But what happened at Hammersmith last week was something I'll never forget. The audience was so fantastic it made me realise just how important singing is in my life. The only similar reaction I've ever had was at the Apollo in Harlem."

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