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It's like The Mold in Dr. Florey's Coat, about the discovery of penicillin. Out of these strange accidents come huge discoveries. A certain purple bleeds into red and all of a sudden you have something unexpected.

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Carly Simon
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: June 25
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Carly Elisabeth Simon
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You're so vain. I bet you think this song is about you.
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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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Don't mind if I fall apart. There's more room in a broken heart.
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I had this terrible stammer, so I couldn't really speak properly until I was 16 or 17.
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