“Sailing is not a romantic song”

— Christopher Cross

Interview with Christopher Cross on http://www.faceculture.com/ (date of interview: 2008-09-26). Video link found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49o3HpGCfHg&feature=related (retrieved 2011-04-07)

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American singer-songwriter 1951

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