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If my songs are being listened to between any other songs, that is awesome, and I'm glad people are getting something out of them.

John Darnielle

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John Darnielle
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 16
Composer
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Singer-Songwriter
Bloomington
Indiana
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