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Sometimes I'll get a burst when I write lyrics, it usually happens in 20 minutes and I'll write the whole song, and that's really the only way it feels comfortable.

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Jonny Lang
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: January 29
Guitarist
Singer-Songwriter
Fargo
North Dakota
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Usually
Writing
Comfortable
Really
Minutes
Way
Song
Write
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Burst
Sometimes
Lyrics

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