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None of my songs are written 'about' someone or something, they all just sort of tumble out unannounced, like the worst kind of house guest.

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St. Lucia
Age: 54
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Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
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My family still lives over there [ in South Africa] .I miss them terribly. I would say that most of my life over there was probably very similar to the sort of life someone would experience growing up somewhere like Australia or in the US.
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A true artist is practically married to his or her art form so I just couldn't turn my back on it.
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There are literally endless options and possibilities, and often no clear or obvious path in how to make that choice, and nobody to tell you to go this way or that. But somehow, it works itself out if you trust in the process, which is often easier said than done.
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