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I want to be able to do whatever I feel like doing and not worry about anything. Even when I was a kid, the only contemporary artist I listened to was Cyndi Lauper.

Fiona Apple

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Fiona Apple
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: September 13
Composer
Jazz Musician
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Singer
Singer-Songwriter
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Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart
Fiona Apple Maggart
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I just want to feel everything.
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My problem was that I felt ashamed of feeling sad or angry. Now, I don't hide my vulnerability in my lyrics. There's no way I was going to get raped and not get something out of it. I learned about power and hope and forgiveness. I like who I am now and I wouldn't be who I am if that hadn't happened.
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I don't mind making a fool of myself. I felt like people would be accepting of that because, to me, that seems like an interesting way to do a show. I've always thought that it's interesting to watch people work things out on stage.
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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.
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I don't want to give any advice to a 19-year-old, because I want a 19-year-old to make mistakes and learn from them. Make mistakes, make mistakes, make mistakes. Just make sure they're your mistakes.
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I don't know if anybody wants to mix their politics with their entertainment.
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I stand by everything I've ever said, apologies included.
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Sometimes interviews are fun and good conversations, but stuff like photo shoots and appearances at places where you have to meet a lot of people - I was never really made for this kind of stuff.
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If I respect myself and believe in what I'm doing, no one can touch me.
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Everybody acts like I'm nuts. I'm not nuts I just want to feel it all.
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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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I’m amorous but out of reach / A still life drawing of a peach.
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In a strange way, I'm way more comfortable onstage than anywhere else.
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If women want to be appreciated for what we're saying, we've got to wear turtlenecks and long pants.
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Be kind to me, or treat me mean I'll make the most of it, I'm an extraordinary machine
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What will an angel say that the devil wants to know?
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You fondle my trigger, then you blame my gun
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