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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.

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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My dad was in a wheelchair and on oxygen for the last few years of his life.
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What saves me from being a drug addict is sort of the opposite. It's me realizing that I don't really control anything.
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Or you can be like the Soviet Union, start out with ideals, and end up ceasing to exist.
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You see things differently at 40 than you do at 31. Especially if you got to 40 the way I did.
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Critics are notoriously liberal with their use of the term 'genius'.
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There's a long tradition of people from the South living in New York City.
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I just had a child on purpose at age 56, I'm pretty f---ing optimistic.
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I've been a serial husband, and I've done it badly every time.
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If I can get Me out of the way, I can do anything.
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You can go out and find ways to make your own record and get it out there now. If you really want to, you can be heard. Keep things simple. Learn to go out and play solo. That's a really really good thing to learn, if you're a singer-songwriter. Don't be dependent on a band because you may not always be able to afford one.
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Sympathetic characters usually have a voice. They usually don't have any trouble being heard.
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I've never known of Wal-Mart to be a good neighbor in any town it's ever moved into.
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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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