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Unless you're singing something that's kind of in rhythm with the bass, the melodies, it's just difficult.

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Kim Gordon
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: April 28
Actor
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Singer-Songwriter
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Rochester
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Kim Althea Gordon
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