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I was really wanting to be a rock star. I was saying, I am going to have a fancy car, I got to have fancy clothes, and I have got to play the whole role. Obviously, I meant business.

Sammy Hagar

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Sammy Hagar
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: October 13
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