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Goth culture, as mired in the past as it is, even it goes through changes, so Goth when I was growing up is not what it is now. When I think of Goth culture as it is at the moment I think of mall culture.

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Jhonen Vasquez
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: September 1
Character Designer
Comics Artist
Film Producer
Television Producer
Writer
San Jose
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