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You have to constantly redefine who you are.

M.I.A.

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M.I.A.
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: July 18
Activist
Actor
Composer
Fashion Designer
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Music Video Director
Musician
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Rapper
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Ventura County
California
Mathangi Arulpragasam
Maya Arulpragasam
Redefine
Constantly

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I feel like a mirror reflecting back everyones perception of me.
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