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Estimates of the spins of massive black holes can be obtained by a variety of "traditional" electromagnetic observations. In the future, LISA will provide precise measurements of masses and spins through gravitational wave observations of the inspiral, merger and ringdown of black hole binaries. I will argue that the combination of gravitational and electromagnetic spin measurements will provide an excellent way of discriminating between different mechanisms of black hole growth.