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We're trying to have the band create something beautiful that hopefully one day, 20 years from now, can be picked up by a kid and hopefully have the same effect that Neil Young had on me, or Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath.

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Ville Valo
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: November 22
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Helsingfors
Ville Hermanni Valo
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