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There's a certain power in vague language, but I started to get more into the idea of really trying to have a discrete thought in the lyrics and to have songs that were about stuff - to try to make things more coherent.

David Longstreth

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David Longstreth
Age: 42
Born: 1981
Born: December 17
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Southbury
Connecticut
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