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I found the key to the universe in the engine of an old parked car.

Bruce Springsteen

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Bruce Springsteen
Age: 74
Born: 1949
Born: September 23
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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen
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