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When I look at certain aspects of popular culture - not everything because I like a lot of things - sometimes my heart breaks a little bit, just a little bit. I begin to ponder what happened to this generation, I don't know.

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Saul Williams
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: February 29
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