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Labels only confuse people. The smarter people recognize artists who transcend categories. But I always try to entertain. It's in my nature writers are born to entertain. If that means working ostensibly within a genre, fine.
John Shirley
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John Shirley
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: February 10
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