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In a world of bands called Limp Bizkit and Hoobastank, Electric Sheep rolls off the tongue like a Shakespearean love sonnet. Leave me alone.

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Tom Morello
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: May 30
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New York City
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Thomas Baptist Morello
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