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I don't want the big flashing lights and red carpet, like, Here comes another Bon Iver album! I just want it to be my bedroom-y thing. But that'll take a while to figure out.

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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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