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I don't want to see old people doing rap or rock and roll. It makes me cringe.

Grace Slick

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Grace Slick
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: October 30
Composer
Musician
Painter
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Highland Park
Illinois
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Grace Barnett Wing
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