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will.i.am
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: March 15
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I like all the families in the U.K. But what I like about the idea of the royal family is... they seem like they're well educated and there's something admirable about them. And the Queen... she reminds me of my grandma.
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If you really want change, you really want it to be inclusive, where everyone's included, otherwise you're just going to have more of the same in the future.
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You can get your money and you put it in the bank, or you can put it in the youth. You can put it in our future.
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If you live in a good neighborhood, you drive home and there's a bank. There's grocery stores and big houses - but no motels. What that tells you psychologically is you protect your money and buy good things for your family to eat in your nice big house.
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You know, the Super Bowl is so fresh that every single commercial is even on, you know, some next-level entertainment.
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