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I caved in to what people wanted me to do. I thought that they weren't going to like me if I didn't.

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Fiona Apple
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: September 13
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Jazz Musician
Pianist
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Singer
Singer-Songwriter
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Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart
Fiona Apple Maggart
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I let the beast in too soon I don't know how to live without his hand on my throat. I fight him always and still. Oh, darling it's so sweet. You think you know how crazy, how crazy I am.
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The truth is it's fun to be up there and know that you're in your underwear. Even though I know I'm exploiting my sexuality in a certain way, it's fun! It boosts my ego.
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It pisses me off to think we're conditioned to push away bad feelings and think anything that's uncomfortable is to be avoided. When things are really bad nowadays, I recognize the value in it because it's me filling my quota- it's going to make my joy more intense later.
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The worst pain in the world is shame.
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