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  • 1981 Portrait of David Bowie (Photo by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

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  • James Hetfield of Metallica performs during a stop of the band's WorldWired Tour at T-Mobile Arena on November 26, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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