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There's no hope of me becoming completely relaxed on stage. If I did, I'd sit down and doze off.

Robert Smith

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Robert Smith
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: April 21
Guitarist
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Singer-Songwriter
Brooklyn
New York
Robert James Smith
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