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I don't keep a journal anymore. I did when I was a teenager, but now because I write about it all in my songs, that's what I'm really doing.
Lucinda Williams
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Lucinda Williams
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: January 26
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Lake Charles
Louisiana
Lucinda Gayl Williams
Lucinda Gayle Williams
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You can't really praise somebody's work and then criticize the process.
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I have such a great band. We had played all this material on the road. I just wanted to let it fly.
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I'm trying to learn how to tap into the power of my own being. I know it sounds corny.
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