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Music is an extraordinary vehicle for expressing emotion - very powerful emotions. That's what draws millions of people towards it. And, um, I found myself always going for these darker places and - people identify with that.

Annie Lennox

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Annie Lennox
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
Hiv Activist
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Ann Lennox
Ann Griselda Lennox
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The music industry has always been a beast, which would eat you up and spit you out.
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