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I did a lot of writing when I was in college, and that's what I thought I wanted to do saying that I wanted to be a writer seemed more reasonable than saying I wanted to be a musician.

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Jack Tatum
Age: 61 †
Born: 1948
Born: November 18
Died: 2010
Died: July 27
American Football Player
Cherryville
North Carolina
John David Tatum
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College

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If I had to go into a battle and I needed someone loyal and courageous to cover my blindside, I know damn well Woody would be my man. I know, too, that God hasn't created a more generous, compassionate, or more understanding man than Woody Hayes.
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I was a very private person. All of a sudden, to see myself all over the internet and be like, Oh god, do I want people to even hear this stuff?
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It was like an exponential weed. And people treated me as if I was an established musician. I wasn't.
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I didn't try and say anything terribly meaningful. I'm definitely not a social commentator at all.
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It always felt like I had to be a realist.
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I dabble in hip-hop, but my knowledge is so minimal, it's not even worth talking about.
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I like to believe that my best hits border on felonious assault.
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My idea of a good hit is when the victim wakes up on the sidelines with train whistles blowing in his head... I like to believe that my best hits border on felonious assault.
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I was just working on music and reading. It was relaxing. I would just stay up so late for no reason because I was bored.
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