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There's a lot of personal stuff that can go into songwriting but there's also a lot of dramatization and fictionalization. You have to do that to make a good song.

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Norah Jones
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: March 30
Actor
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Jazz Guitarist
Jazz Musician
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Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Brooklyn
New York
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