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I tend to want to listen to melancholy music, but sometimes if you're feeling too sad, you can't.

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Kim Gordon
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: April 28
Actor
Fashion Designer
Guitarist
Musician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Visual Artist
Writer
Rochester
New York
Kim Althea Gordon
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