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When I listen to music - I don't particularly do it for fun all that much. It's not a big part of my life, and I'm not really on top of what's happening in the world of music in the way I was when I was a teenager.

John Hodgman

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John Hodgman
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: June 3
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