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Steve Earle on the Van Zandt 'cult'

The US singer-songwriter Steve Earle has been interviewed several times over the years about his political views on the war on terror and death row.

But more recently his appearance on the cult US television series the Wire has taken him back to the issue of drugs which has dogged most of his life.

Reporter Nicola Stanbridge met him as he starts a UK tour to talk about his new album of song written by his mentor and friend Townes Van Zandt.

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