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If you're a young artist, wondering what to call yourself, consider 'multimedia artist.' It's so vague. Then, no one can say, 'Hey, how come you're a jazz person, and you're making a pop opera?

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Laurie Anderson
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: June 5
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Laura Phillips Anderson
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