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There's a lot of stuff that I've been through in my life in the past couple of months that I don't really want to share with people who are close to me, but I have no option if it's my art.
Zachary Cole Smith
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Zachary Cole Smith
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: November 7
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Drugs are fine for you alone at home, but when it comes to being a family, which a band is, it just messes everything up.
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