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I always wanted to get into rock music so I could cover up my real personality, change my voice, and create a false self to hide behind.

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Ariel Pink
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: June 24
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
Singer-Songwriter
LA
California
Always
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False
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Rock
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Rocks
Self
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