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The band is like a vintage car. You take it out to go for a spin for a couple miles, but you wouldn't drive across the country.

Robyn Hitchcock

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Robyn Hitchcock
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: March 3
Film Actor
Guitarist
Recording Artist
Singer-Songwriter
London
England
Robyn Rowan Hitchcock
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