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I wish I had a gentle mind and a spine made up of iron.
St. Vincent
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St. Vincent
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: September 28
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Guitarist
Multi-Instrumentalist
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Singer-Songwriter
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Annie Erin Clark
Anne Erin Annie Clark
Anne Erin Clark
Annie Clark
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