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No matter how much you care about a person, you have to be able to know that you can sit down at night and be happy with who you are without that person. That's really hard when you're a lonely emo kid.
Justin Vernon
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Justin Vernon
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: April 30
Guitarist
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Eau Claire
Wisconsin
Justin DeYarmond Edison Vernon
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