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If there is such a thing as a workaholic, I'm it, and that's what passes for leisure.

Steve Earle

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Steve Earle
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 17
Actor
Guitarist
Mandolinist
Peace Activist
Radio Personality
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Fort Monroe National Monument
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