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From a very young age, I was the kind of kid you can just put anywhere and I'd still find stuff to be stoked about.
John Darnielle
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John Darnielle
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 16
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I think I read too much Arthur Conan Doyle when I was young, and got this idea that a gentleman should know a lot about one thing and plenty about most everything else.
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I'm so disconnected from an indie-rock community that I am the hermit people used to guess I was.
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I grew up around some people whose parents toured a lot: tough on the marriage, tough on the kids.
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People will complain that they don't want to wait around for lightning to strike, but why not? If you invest yourself in chance, the potential for disappointment is pretty low.
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Do every stupid thing that makes you feel alive.
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