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There's just a lot of people that hold on to what country means to them. I love fiddle, I love steel, but I don't think it should be a rule that it has to be used in every song. I think that's not what defines or makes country music.

Eric Church

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Eric Church
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: May 3
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Granite Falls
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