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I've always been compared to people. It's a revolving cast that comes and goes - obviously, sometimes people stay.

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DJ Shadow
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: June 29
Club Dj
Composer
Disc Jockey
Record Producer
Hayward
California
Joshua Paul Davis
Josh Davis
Joshua Davis
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