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It's easy for me to say, Oh yeah, that's the self-saboteur move that most artists pull whenever they're afraid.
Questlove
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Questlove
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: January 20
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Philadelphia
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?uestlove
Ahmir Thompson
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