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" It's easy for me to write songs but hard for me to write an album; that's been my experience. "

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" Donna Summer was such a genius. "

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" I'm legally blind in one eye, and one eye is a totally different size than the other, and I have, like, a weird crossed-eye thing. "

" I know it's strange, but I've always had a better time with other people's wild ideas. Coming up with my own is a deeply emotional and challenging thing to do. "

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