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There are a lot of public figures who, before they take a stand on a issue, they talk about it with their publicist and they figure out how it's going to affect record sales. Life is really too short to worry about that sort of thing.
Moby
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Moby
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: September 11
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I'm sure most people have this experience: when you're young you drink, you do drugs, you stay up late, and there are no consequences.
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I was trying to convince myself I could learn to be gay - but no. That's one of my great regrets.
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