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The whole point of being happy is not feeling like you have a job. I'm sure there are days where you're at your job and you're like, Oh my god, this is hard.
Justin Vernon
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Justin Vernon
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: April 30
Guitarist
Multi-Instrumentalist
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Singer-Songwriter
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
Justin DeYarmond Edison Vernon
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