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People call me wild. Not really though, I'm not.I guess I've never been normal, not what you call Establishment. I'm country.

Johnny Cash

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Johnny Cash
Age: 71 †
Born: 1932
Born: February 26
Died: 2003
Died: September 12
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John R. Cash
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