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We're not interested to know the real heroes. We're really more interested in the villains, actually, and they seem to thrive, and it continues to be business as usual.

Annie Lennox

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Annie Lennox
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
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Music Video Director
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Singer-Songwriter
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Ann Lennox
Ann Griselda Lennox
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