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For me, experimenting involves traditionalism.

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Bradford Cox
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: May 15
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Bradford James Cox
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I'm tired of watching attractive people trying to be ugly, struggling for authenticity. Why not be yourself?
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That's what culture is based on, the passing down of a certain narrative by imitation.
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I refuse to put myself into a situation in which I have to face some kind of I'm losing it kind of thing. I'm not losing it it's changed. What it is is changing.
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