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" I've always wanted to sing and to be an entertainer. After high school, I moved from New Orleans to Los Angeles and started songwriting. But I didn't really get serious until then. "

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" When somebody notices me in the slightest, I can feel the eyes - boom-boom - as soon as they pass. "

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