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I've started a project called Planet Art. The purpose will be to remind people where I really believe we came from, which was a creative planet, and that everybody can be autonomous through their art.
Meredith Brooks
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Meredith Brooks
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: June 12
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Guitarist
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Singer-Songwriter
Oregon City
Oregon
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