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People always talk about good time rock and roll, Chuck Berry or whatever, like this liberating force for feeling good. But what I need in my life is to be liberated into feeling bad. Not sad. I have plenty of sad. What I need is a place where I can spray anger in sparks like a gnarled piece of electrical cable. Just be mad at stuff and soak in the helplessness.

John Darnielle

There are only two stories: either you go forward or you die.

John Darnielle

John Darnielle

John Darnielle

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Born: March 16, 1967 (age 58)

Bio: John Darnielle is an American musician and novelist best known as the primary member of the American band the Mountain Goats, for which he is the writer, composer, guitarist, pianist, and vocalist.

Known for:

Wolf in White Van (2014)
Universal Harvester (2017)
Black Sabbath's Master of Reality (2008)
Universal Harvester: A Novel (2017)

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