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Politics has always been in my music. Anybody who doesn't understand how political Copperhead Road is isn't listening very well.

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Steve Earle
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 17
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My therapist says that I choose women that I couldn't possibly succeed in a relationship with because I really want to be alone. Which sounds complicated and convoluted to me, but I don't know. Maybe she's right. There's a part of me that wants that.
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