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I didn't want to be perceived as a girly girl on stage.
Annie Lennox
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Annie Lennox
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
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Aiberdeen
Ann Lennox
Ann Griselda Lennox
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I only want to make music because I have a passion for it.
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I think it takes a lot to put oneself in a place where, you know, that thing about Feel the fear and do it anyway. You wonder what the driving force is that makes you want to do that and not just stay in a safer place.
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I've thought about what is an alternative word to feminism. There isn't one. It's a perfectly good word. And it can't be changed.
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You have to face things, have faith in what you do and go for it. Think, 'What's the worst that could happen?'
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Money is a good thing and it's obviously useful, but to work only for money or fame would never interest me.
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There are so many things that we could do to change the world in so many aspects. There are people working in nonprofit organizations, tackling the issues that we so desperately need to face, while governments fail so appallingly.
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I also started writing songs because I had this burning activity in my heart and had to express myself.
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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.
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There must be an angel, Playing with my heart. And when I think that I'm alone, It seems there's more of us at home...
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I love to make music and stay grounded.
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If someone says something unpleasant, I can't say it doesn't smart a bit. It always does. Someone can take a really nasty swipe if they want because it kind of feels powerful for a person to write in a paper and get that thing out there.
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I didn't want to be a Barbie doll. I didn't want to be a passive entertainer. It wasn't how I wanted to present myself.
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I guess what I'm passionate about is, I see so many things that I find that there's no real solution to, and you're only here for such a brief moment in time, even if you live to be a hundred years old. Yet, what happens within that time frame? So many things happen.
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I want to be true to who I am.
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I'm not really keen on comebacks. Eurythmics was an incredible thing. When I look back on that work, I feel very satisfied with it.
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Something that's of common interest to every man, woman and child on the planet must surely be the notion of 'Peace'. Without 'Peace' we cannot survive. Valentine's Day is on the 14 February. Christmas Day is on the 25 December. Peace Day has been established by the United Nations on the 21 September, and the whole world is invited to participate.
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I chose a career in obstetrics and gynecology because there's something about honoring women, honoring the birth process. We all come from women, and there's something extraordinary about the mothers who raised us.
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We think that this is just our world and we don't know what other people are thinking. Music actually is a phenomenal connector in that respect. It's a special language that defines certain boundaries and connects people in a particular way, a very emotional way, I have found.
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Making a Christmas album is looked upon by some people as the thing you do when you are heading towards retirement.
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Fashion is temporary fashion is a race. What it's doing is giving you something that you say, This is the outer wrapping of me. Style is something else. It's not quantifiable. Fashion is about selling. Fashion is about what's in. Style is independent of that style is individual.
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