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Being able to allow people to be who they are without trying to change them is important.

Tina Weymouth

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Tina Weymouth
Age: 73
Born: 1950
Born: November 22
Bassist
Musician
Singer
Songwriter
Coronado
California
Martina Michèle Weymouth
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