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" Music has always gotten me through life, particularly honest, real music. "
Lisa Marie Presley
Music
Always
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" It's hard for me to be happy because I'm always worried about something going awry or what could happen to screw it up. It's hard for me to sit and look around, going, 'Ah, I'm really happy.' I'm not that kind of person. "
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" I was always writing music anyway. I just sort of fell into it. Writing for me is a therapeutic process. "
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" With a lot of hair and make-up then I'm possibly, remotely attractive. But it's rare, I don't think I'm ugly but I'm nothing particularly special. I'm not a yoga and health girl. I don't exercise that much and I eat crap and smoke and bite my nails. "
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