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With some bands, there's a fear that if people do other things, the band is going to change and not hold it together. That's kind of sad if you love someone, set them free, right?

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Jeff Tweedy
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 25
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Jeffrey Scot Tweedy
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