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Because nobody wanted to play bass, I was instantly in a band.

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Les Claypool
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: September 29
Bassist
Film Director
Musician
Singer
Songwriter
Richmond
California
Leslie Edward Claypool
Instantly
Bass
Band
Nobody
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