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I think that there's always an assumption, when a band goes on hiatus or stops playing, that there's some acrimony brewing under the surface.

Carrie Brownstein

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Carrie Brownstein
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: September 27
Actor
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Seattle
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Carrie Rachel Grace Brownstein
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