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For me, in songwriting, I have a route I can take. Maybe there's some forks, I can go this way, this way. But I know those roads. I still have the experience behind me.

Dave Matthews

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Dave Matthews
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: January 9
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Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
David John Matthews
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