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I think when you're a child, you just cling to the basics, which is the basic story of Jesus and the crucifixion and hell and eternal punishment and the flames. This was all stuff that was - forget when you're young.

Bruce Springsteen

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