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For me, experimenting involves traditionalism.

Bradford Cox

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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 see a lot of people doing an '80s thing who weren't even born until the '90s.
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It was like I was asking for attention, but I didn't really want attention.
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