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I like my lyrics to feel conversational and truthful, as if we're having real talk. I don't really like generic lyrics.
Meredith Brooks
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Meredith Brooks
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: June 12
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Oregon City
Oregon
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I had a very sexual experience onstage once. But I won't go there.
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