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You know when you take the paint off an old canvas and you discover that something's been painted underneath it? That's what I feel like - that part of the old is coming through the new.

Carly Simon

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Carly Simon
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: June 25
Actor
Composer
Guitarist
Pianist
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
The Bronx
New York City
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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