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That said, I've never thought the fact that I'm a woman was important to my work.

Suzanne Vega

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Suzanne Vega
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: July 11
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
Playwright
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Writer
Santa Monica
California
Suzanne Nadine Vega
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