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I don't think any human being is truly free. We're so tethered to our own insecurities and hampered by our fears and our prejudices. I think it's human nature that we're never going to be free.

Emily Saliers

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Emily Saliers
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: July 22
Banjoist
Guitarist
Mandolinist
Pianist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
New Haven
Connecticut
Emily Ann Saliers
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