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" If something is good, it's always good. You don't have to change it. "

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" Singing intimately is almost like thinking into a microphone, so it helps to have the song buried inside you. "

" I was possessed with a wonderful example of my Italian American family. They would come over and join us every Sunday, all my aunts and uncles and nephews and nieces, and I would sing for them. "

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" I still have a lot to learn. I'm concentrating on learning a lot more about music. "

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