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The music scene in the '70s was like the United Kingdom in the '70s - we had a lot of unemployment, we had inflation, we had a lot of strikes going on, on a national scale, and a lot of discontent. That was reflected in the music.

Annie Lennox

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Annie Lennox
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
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