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I've always been obsessed with electronics and using computers and software. It's always been part of my vernacular.
Sufjan Stevens
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Sufjan Stevens
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: July 1
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I've been working a lot on figuring out how to sing differently and better. I want to become a better singer. I want to sing out more. I want to me more extroverted, vocally.
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Fiction has always been a thorn in my side, because I've always wanted to be a writer but I can't seem to really do it.
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Growing up on the border there, we were always frustrated with people's pronunciations of towns in Michigan, and people mispronouncing Illinois. There are all these Native American words that no one really knows how to pronounce.
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My Dad used to say that the balance of the world relied on all of the monks who were living outside of society in creative isolation. I don't quite understand the ascetic life or the private life or the monastic private life. But I definitely understand privacy's value.
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Public school felt like prison - cinderblock walls, fluorescent lights, metal lockers. It was so sterile and unstimulating.
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