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Arty. To me the word's got as much venom associated with it as 'wacky'.

Alex Kapranos

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Alex Kapranos
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 20
Guitarist
Musician
Singer
Songwriter
Almondsbury
Gloucestershire
Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley
Arty
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Wacky
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