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" I started wearing all black around the time I got into Nirvana. I first heard 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' when I was about 12, and I remember jumping on my bed, so excited about it. "

Natasha Lyonne

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Bed

Black

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Natasha Lyonne

Amazing

Black

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Think

Talking

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Life

Living

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Listen

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