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I was never afraid on stage. That's where I was the least afraid. I could just do what I do and I had the amplification and the lights.

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Christopher Bollen
Age: 48
Born: 1975
Born: November 26
Journalist
Novelist
Cincinnati
Ohio
Never
Amplification
Lights
Afraid
Stage
Least
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I like to be alone, I mean, I really love to be alone more than anything else, and I don't really like to talk about myself to death, and I don't like to share too much, and I don't really have dreams of extreme fame or even extreme respect.
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