I'll never get used to living without Mo, but the painful things that surround what happened to him aren't so painful any more-not so raw or so new.
Robin GibbAbout author
- Author's profession: Musician
- Nationality: english
- Born: December 22, 1949
- Died: May 20, 2012
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