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If I can get Me out of the way, I can do anything.

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Steve Earle
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 17
Actor
Guitarist
Mandolinist
Peace Activist
Radio Personality
Record Producer
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Singer-Songwriter
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I mainly read non-fiction, and that's probably because I have a huge amount of insecurity about my lack of education and the things I don't know.
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I'm not a Democrat I'm something well to the left of a Democrat, but I'm just realistic about the system.
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I'm used to writing stories with a beginning a middle and an end in four minutes.
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I'm not a racist, but I do have to work at not being a racist, because of where I grew up.
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