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" TLC always looked up to male bands. We saw guy groups could just go out and get the fans screaming by just standing there - fully clothed and with nothing but their music... We saw them as the competition more than the girl groups, with whom we wanted to stay unified. "

Tionne Watkins

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" I have learned to smile when I wasn't happy, to sing when I didn't feel like it, and to do things just to please my fans. "

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