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" There are women in every genre having a lot of success. Why not celebrate that? "
Sarah McLachlan
Why Not
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" In a sense, I'm always hearing music of some sort, whether it's people talking or surface noise or whatever, because there is no privacy. So when I'm by myself, I just kind of like to be and reflect, and I can't do that when I'm listening to music. Because it's someone else's reflections, not mine. "
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