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Some people wear their smile like a disguise. Those people who smile a lot, watch their eyes. I know 'cause I'm like that a lot. You think everything's ok, and it is . . . 'till it's not.

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Ani DiFranco
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 23
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The way I play guitar is very, very hard and I bloody myself incredibly without the tape. And the nails are my picks.
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