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I don't think of death in a romantic way anymore.

Robert Smith

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Robert Smith
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: April 21
Guitarist
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Singer-Songwriter
Brooklyn
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Robert James Smith
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I've always spent more time with a smile on my face than not, but the thing is, I don't write about it.
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