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Everybody sees me as this sullen and insecure little thing. Those are just the sides of me that I feel it's necessary to show because no one else seems to be showing them.

Fiona Apple

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Fiona Apple
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: September 13
Composer
Jazz Musician
Pianist
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Writer
Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart
Fiona Apple Maggart
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One of my friends said to me, Oh yeah, of course you aren't writing. So I was like, The next time you see me, I'm gonna have a new song. I wrote Criminal in 45 minutes when everyone else went to lunch because I had to have a hit. I can force myself to do the work, but only if someone is right up behind me.
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