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I never really did abandon my true self. It's not like I invented this imaginary person and started to be her.

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Amy Lee
Age: 42
Born: 1981
Born: December 13
Composer
Guitarist
Lyricist
Musician
Opera Singer
Pianist
Record Producer
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Riverside
California
Amy Lynn Hartzler
Amy Lynn Lee
Amy Hartzler
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