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I love Chrissie Hynde and Mick Jagger. Someone at Capitol pointed out how much my inflections are similar to Jagger's.

Meredith Brooks

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Meredith Brooks
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: June 12
Composer
Guitarist
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Oregon City
Oregon
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Jagger
Capitol
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