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People is, I think, it's their nature - some people's nature, in a way, to be angry or jealous or just spiteful about somebody else's blessings.
Jill Scott
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Jill Scott
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: April 4
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Jazz Musician
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Singer-Songwriter
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Jill Heather Scott
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