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I wouldn't want to think people doted on us, hung on every word, or wanted to look like us.

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Robert Smith
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: April 21
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I do a job I really, really love and I kind of have fun with. People think you can't be grown up unless you're moaning about your job.
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