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I hope that just what I sing about and how I relate to my audience is as much of a political statement as I need to make.

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