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I don't think socialism, and I don't think warmness and respect are necessarily bad words.

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Dave Matthews
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: January 9
Actor
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
Record Producer
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Television Actor
Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
David John Matthews
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