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I was totally clueless about social interaction, and completely scared of girls. All I knew was that music was going to make girls fall in love with me.

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Rob Sheffield
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: February 2
Journalist
Music Critic
Writer
the United States of America
Robert James Sheffield
Knew
Girl
Fall
Clueless
Social
Interaction
Music
Totally
Going
Scared
Make
Girls
Love
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