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There are a lot of things I cannot do, such as eat books and read chicken.

Thom Yorke

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Thom Yorke
Age: 55
Born: 1968
Born: October 7
Composer
Ecologist
Guitarist
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Singer-Songwriter
Thomas Edward Yorke
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