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The whole idea of punk rock is that you're dressing yourself in a crazy leather jacket with safety pins and a Mohawk. The idea of being the rebel is a boring societal idea. It's such a type. And that's what I was, without knowing it.

Michael Ian Black

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Michael Ian Black
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 12
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