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How can love survive in such a graceless age? The trust and self assurance that lead to happiness, they're the very things we kill.

Don Henley

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Don Henley
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 22
Composer
Drummer
Guitarist
Musician
Pianist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Gilmer
Texas
Donald Hugh Henley
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