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“I come from Somalia. We start working young, and we understand that kind of life. I would be bored to death not doing anything creative.”

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Iman Abdulmajid

Iman Abdulmajid, born on July 25, 1955, is an influential fashion model. Known for her unique East African heritage and elegant modeling persona, she has become a iconic figure in the international fashion world. more

“Liverpool really ever since I can remember, but anyway in the '50s and '60s was always a place where people were potentially in show business, knew someone who was, would like to be, had been but were now doing something else and there was a general recreational feeling in the air at all times.”

People I Can Shows Feelings Remember Air All Time Show Business Liverpool

Author:Derek Taylor

“Well the seaport, all seaports in Britain whether it's Glasgow or Newcastle or... or Liverpool, any of the seaports, I've got this kind of knock about, beggar and the Lord will provide feeling about it.”

Wells Kind Feelings Lord Britain Beggar Liverpool Glasgow Newcastle

Author:Derek Taylor

“I think there's always been a myth that sailors brought in records in their knapsacks as if you could ... in the local shops. I think that maybe some songs did come in with the sailors and maybe they did whistle some of the things in the streets in sharp ears because.”

Ifs Thinking Song Records Streets Ears Myth Locals Shops Sailor

Author:Derek Taylor

“The docks were said to be quite tough, but there were pubs you didn't go into if you were a respectable... but um, I never felt a sense of danger in Liverpool.”

Ifs Said Felt Danger Tough Respectable Liverpool Pubs Docks

Author:Derek Taylor

“Not part of any London combination and you have to go a long way from London really to... to throw that feeling off. So, it's right and fitting that the Beatles came from Liverpool. If they hadn't, I wouldn't have got involved. It wouldn't have interested me. And they wouldn't have hired me.”

Ifs Way Long Feelings Involved London Combination Long Way Fitting Liverpool

Author:Derek Taylor

“Brian Epstein was like all people who turn out to be of interest, someone who was of interest to himself. I hear this a lot now. There's a feeling of I am different.”

People Different Feelings Turns Interest Brian

Author:Derek Taylor

“When 9/11 happened, 12 of our neighborhood firemen were killed. I looked around at the country that had adopted me and I became an American.”

Country Happened Neighborhood Adopted Fireman

Author:Iman Abdulmajid

“My saving grace was that I always knew when to leave the party.”

Party Grace Saving Saving Grace

Author:Iman Abdulmajid

“Nobody knows I'm different. Or they may know, but they don't know how different and they don't know what this thing is that's driving me because I can't... this is... these are charges ... which I understand having got two children of my own and having had these mad thoughts myself that you know, I've got to get out there and do something. I don't know what it is, but it's got to be interesting.”

Knows May Children I Can Two Different My Own Interesting Know How Mad Driving Because I Can Nobody Knows

Author:Derek Taylor

“I started in the music business I was first introduced to 1650 Broadway, uh, which was in reality where everything happened in the '60s.”

Firsts Reality Happened Broadway Music Business

Author:Al Kooper

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