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I don't think about what other people want from me.

Sarah McLachlan

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Sarah McLachlan
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: January 28
Author
Film Producer
Guitarist
Multi-Instrumentalist
Musician
Painter
Pianist
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Sarah Ann McLachlan
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