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I'm a winter girl. I like coming out when things are desolate and everybody's ready to slit their wrists.

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Tori Amos
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: August 22
Composer
Harpsichordist
Musician
Pianist
Recording Artist
Singer-Songwriter
Newton
North Carolina
Myra Ellen Amos
Ari Tomos
Ellen Amos
Ready
Everybody
Girl
Slit
Things
Slits
Like
Desolate
Wrists
Winter
Coming

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