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Music, I think, is best when it honestly explores personal demons, and it stirs around in the silt of the psyche to find out what's really there.

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Tom Morello
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: May 30
Actor
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Guitarist
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Musician
Singer-Songwriter
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New York City
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Thomas Baptist Morello
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