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It might sound chauvinistic, but there is a sad reality in rock music: Bands who depend on support from females inevitably crash and burn.

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Chuck Klosterman
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: June 5
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Breckenridge
Minnesota
Charles John Klosterman
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