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When I was out in the bars drinking and fighting I was a little bit less of a peacemaker than I would be if I'd had a coupla hits of a joint and gone and laid down somewhere.
Willie Nelson
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Willie Nelson
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: April 10
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