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I guess trying to throw my body into the guitar is so natural for me that I don't even know how to explain it. I can't imagine life without it.

St. Vincent

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St. Vincent
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: September 28
Composer
Guitarist
Multi-Instrumentalist
Musician
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Annie Erin Clark
Anne Erin Annie Clark
Anne Erin Clark
Annie Clark
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