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" I have to say, I'm good with gifts. If I find something perfect for a certain person, I'll just get it and put it away in a kind of nook under my bed - a little gift hutch, if you prefer. "

Julian Casablancas

You

Perfect

Good

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" I find it funny how people from Boston and New York hate each other because of pro teams. But, like, everyone on the Red Sox is a random millionaire athlete from somewhere else. "

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Kid

Haircut

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" Working on music is the funnest thing for me, and I love it, and I could do it all day, all night. "

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Music

Working