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I used to take amphetamines until I realized that amphetamines didn't go with being a good singer.

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Roger Daltrey
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: March 1
Actor
Film Actor
Film Producer
Guitarist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Hammersmith
London
Roger Harry Daltrey
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