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You want songs to sound cohesive with the other songs on the record but when you first start writing you just want to write to tell the truth.

Jon Foreman

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Jon Foreman
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: October 22
Guitarist
Musician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
San Bernardino County
California
Jonathan Mark Foreman
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