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I was totally romanticizing the idea of Los Angeles when the Doors, Joni Mitchell, and Neil Young were hanging out there.

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Lykke Li
Age: 38
Born: 1986
Born: March 18
Film Actor
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Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson
Lykke Zachrisson
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