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One of the things I've really gotten past in the last couple of years is the idea of being made uncomfortable by the way things appear, rather than how things are. Clearly in this business you have to contend with a lot of that.

Aimee Mann

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Aimee Mann
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: August 9
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