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It's basically a city of songwriters and that's what gives it it's strength, that's what gives it its lasting ability. You've got people making all different kinds of music and that's what attracts me to Nashville as Music City.
Emmylou Harris
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Emmylou Harris
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: April 12
Country Singer
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Birmingham
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Well I was born to run, to get ahead of the rest. And all that I wanted was to be the best Just to feel free and be someone I was born to be fast, I was born to run .
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You meet a lot of people and have a lot of experiences, and they color you and stay with you - but I'm not the grieving widow. Life is much more complicated and interesting and full of zigs and zags than that.
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When you're just singing a beautiful melody with a story that's true to the heart, you don't need a lot of embellishment.
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I think everyone's voice is unique. Although sometimes when you listen to the radio, it makes you wonder.
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Pretty much all I say politically is I encourage people to register to vote.
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The only time I ever appeared in the Enquirer was for a piece about people who let their hair grow gray. I guess I’m not much of a wild child.
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The best way to catch a horse is to build a fence around it.
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You have to grow up, start paying the rent and have your heart broken before you understand country.
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