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I don't think I'm a great songwriter, but I think I've learned a lot about it, and I don't think there's any one way to do it. I don't think I can control it at all. I can just kind of hope that it happens.

Norah Jones

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Norah Jones
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: March 30
Actor
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Jazz Guitarist
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Brooklyn
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