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Writing in other voices is almost Japanese in the sense that theres a certain formality there which allows me to sidestep the embarrassment of directly expressing to complete strangers the most intimate details of my life.

Suzanne Vega

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Suzanne Vega
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: July 11
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Santa Monica
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Suzanne Nadine Vega
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