A Quote by Emeril Lagasse

Mom ran the house, so we grew up Portuguese.

Emeril Lagasse

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Emeril Lagasse
American - Chef
Born: October 15, 1959

My Portuguese uncle had a Portuguese version of a ukulele. The family would pull it out after dinner and play Portuguese folk songs on it. I couldn't wait for him to finish so I could get my hands on it. I was seven or eight years old. And he used to have a Fender amp in his house and an electric guitar. I would spend hours making sounds.

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