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One of the billions of things I love about Beyonce: The harder she tries to come on crazy, the less crazy she sounds.

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Rob Sheffield
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: February 2
Journalist
Music Critic
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the United States of America
Robert James Sheffield
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