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But that constant adjustment and adaptation to your new environment, all the variables are the same. There's always a promoter, there's always a rider, there's always a shower, and there's always a stage.

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Feist
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: February 13
Actor
Musician
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Amherst
Nova Scotia
Leslie Feist
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