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I ended up doing amazing things with my life I'm well-read, educated and sophisticated - and I'm not the stereotype everyone makes me out to be.

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Taryn Manning
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: November 6
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I'm definitely the worker. My brother is the jokester.
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My singing is my hobby. It's me and my brother. We just enjoy writing music.
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My dad was a musician and I traveled around with him, so it was something that I knew
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My dad died when I was 14. It was very sudden, traumatic, and confusing. I always felt I could have gone down a bad road at that point, but I made a choice to be a winner.
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I like to contribute. Even in my bands, I can't really just be the singer.
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I won't even take jobs where you get paid to sit with a group of friends and party. That's never been my vibe.
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The most interesting place I've gone on location was New Orleans
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I just get focused on whatever is in front of me. When I was filming Crossroads, it had all my focus. Now I'm all focused on finishing my recording so I can get that out. It's just day by day.
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I've had ups and downs but always maintained I was a working actor, which is a beautiful thing.
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Even though it seems like there are a lot of parts, there is really tons of downtime in the acting world.
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Lauren Hill, I always have her solo CD nearby. I have Coldplay, Radiohead, just a mix
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There are likable characters in prison. Sometimes the worst criminals are also some of the most charming people.
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With acting, I get to escape into this character and embody it. With music it's like, Hey guys, this is my diary, here's all my feelings.
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I'm very, very, very, very spiritual. I grew up in an organized religion, I went to Sunday school as a kid. I'm very grateful that there was religion. I think it instills a good moral compass.
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After reading Eminem's autobiography, which I did because I'm so interested in him as an artist, I respect him a lot. Even though he seems angry and mad, he's had to fight so many demons in his life.
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That's why I'm an actress, to do something completely opposite from myself
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It's actually harder to write a fun song.
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Some people might say I need to learn how to relax.
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I grew up in a very musical household. There was music and dance. My great-grandma was a famous tap dancer in the '40s, my mom was a dancer, she met my dad on the road when he was on tour in the '60s. Music is my heart and soul, it's my love.
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As far as making a living, acting has been much more lucrative. Music's been tough.
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