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If you're doing an interview, you need conversational tension. After you talk to them, you're not going to have a relationship with them, they're not going to like you, they're not going to be your friend.
Chuck Klosterman
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Chuck Klosterman
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: June 5
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