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I learnt that fame is an illusion and everything about it is just a joke. I'm far more dangerous now, because I don't care at all.

Joe Strummer

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Joe Strummer
Age: 50 †
Born: 1952
Born: August 21
Died: 2002
Died: December 22
Actor
Guitarist
Musician
Singer-Songwriter
Ancyra
John Graham Mellor
Jokes
Illusion
Fame
Dangerous
Acting
Care
Everything
Learnt
Joke

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