Randy Houser Quotes

I started playing in bars when I was about 15 years old, and there are things that I saw early on that really shaped who I am.

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• I started playing in bars when I was about 15 years old, and there are things that I saw early on that really shaped who I am.

  

  Randy Houser
  • Playing
  • Early
  • Bars