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I made the decision that my contribution needed to be more musical than political. My music was enough, politically. Art matters. Art was enough. My music was enough to say what I had to say.
Kathleen Hanna
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Kathleen Hanna
Age: 55
Born: 1968
Born: November 12
Film Actor
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Portland
Oregon
Julie Ruin
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