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I liked the piano. I always liked playing. I just hated homework.

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Mike Shinoda
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: February 11
Composer
Graphic Designer
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Pianist
Rapper
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Panorama City
Los Angeles
Michael Kenji Shinoda
Michael Mike Shinoda
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