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What I consider to be the barometer for what is a rock artist and what is not, is somebody who has a certain element of blues, even a hint of soul or blues music, derivative of African-American blues, folk, spiritual, or gospel.
Ian Astbury
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Ian Astbury
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: May 14
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Ian Robert Astbury
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