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It's hard always to say what it is one likes about a place, for me. I feel it.

John Darnielle

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John Darnielle
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 16
Composer
Musician
Singer-Songwriter
Bloomington
Indiana
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I seem to get the best work when I'm angry and depressed and alienated.
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I don't celebrate milestones and I don't do anniversary editions. It's not my style to reflect on accomplishments.
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