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Rock music is, is a necessary evil, like beating my children with penny loafers

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Thom Yorke
Age: 55
Born: 1968
Born: October 7
Composer
Ecologist
Guitarist
Musician
Pianist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Thomas Edward Yorke
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Rocks
Necessary
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Loafers
Children
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Beating

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