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When I hear Sam Cooke's 'A Change Is Gonna Come', it frustrates me because no matter how hard I try, I can never be that good.
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Julian Casablancas
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: August 23
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New York City
New York
Julian Fernando Casablancas
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