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Once I started looking for a record deal, I had a trainer. And the trainer told me that I would never sell a record if I didn't lose weight.
Jill Scott
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Jill Scott
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: April 4
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Philadelphia
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Jill Heather Scott
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