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Though some may think there should be a separation between art/music and politics, it should be reinforced that art can be a form of nonviolent protest.
Eddie Vedder
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Eddie Vedder
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: December 23
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Eddie Jerome Vedder
Edward Louis Severson III
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