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Basically, I was pretty ostracized in my hometown. Me and a few other guys were the town freaks- and there were many occasions when we were dodging getting beaten up ourselves.
Bruce Springsteen
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Bruce Springsteen
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: September 23
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