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If you asked me to go back to being 14 or 15, I couldn't - it was a terrifying time. I was so awkward in my own skin. I used to hide behind my hair because I was so ridiculously self-conscious.

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Florence Welch
Age: 38
Born: 1986
Born: August 28
Composer
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Singer-Songwriter
London
England
Florence Leontine Mary Welch
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