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There's this celebrity thing that goes along with making records or being a rock star. I'm into this celebrity thing just enough to let me go on making records and making a living out of it.

Chrissie Hynde

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Chrissie Hynde
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: September 7
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Christine Kerr
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