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There was a French singer, Francoise Hardy - I used to look at her pictures and try to dress like her.

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Carly Simon
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: June 25
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The Bronx
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Carly Elisabeth Simon
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A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars.
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I took it to heart that in order to be a good person you never said anything mean about anybody.
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I think that I've got some pretty bad reviews on albums or songs that later proved themselves.
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I had a mastectomy in 1998, and then chemo.
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You don't have to prove to me you're beautiful to strangers, I've got loving eyes of my own.
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Don't mind if I fall apart. There's more room in a broken heart.
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