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I held four clean aces. I had youth, almost a decade of hard-core bar band experience, a good group of homegrown musicians who were attuned to my performance style and a story to tell.

Bruce Springsteen

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Bruce Springsteen
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: September 23
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