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There are decent people that I know who don't know how to treat their partner. It's been built up so hard and so high that people are afraid.

Justin Vernon

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Justin Vernon
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: April 30
Guitarist
Multi-Instrumentalist
Record Producer
Singer-Songwriter
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
Justin DeYarmond Edison Vernon
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