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Most of the time I don't even talk about any direct lineage of songs, because I feel like it just chains them down into my own consciousness, and the whole fun of them is being able to live in others' consciousness.

Regina Spektor

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Regina Spektor
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: February 18
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