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Adulthood is interesting to adults. But I would never want to write about stuff I dont feel everybody can connect to.

John Darnielle

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John Darnielle
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 16
Composer
Musician
Singer-Songwriter
Bloomington
Indiana
Never
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Adulthood
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