When Art Alexakis was a kid growing up in a predominantly black and Hispanic housing project in Culver City, California, he used to wander away to play with other white kids in nearby, more affluent neighborhoods. But when the parents of his new playmates found out where he was from, they would send him home--and check their kids for lice. Alexakis, now 34 years old and the lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist for the rock band Everclear, based in Portland, Oregon, is still pained by the memory. "I've never had head lice in my life," he says, still arguing his case.
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