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I have such an extreme attitude about work, where I can just completely be derelict of my responsibilities and then when I am not derelict, I am completely indulged in it. I swing pretty wildly from the two extremes.

Geddy Lee

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Geddy Lee
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 29
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City of Toronto
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