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I picked up the guitar at 11, but even before then, I was writing songs on the organ.

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Tracy Chapman
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 30
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
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Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Street Artist
Cleveland
Ohio
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My older sister encouraged me from early on and bought me one of the first guitars I had. She listened to all of the crappy songs that I wrote when I was 8 years old and encouraged me to keep doing it.
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I got a plan to get out of here, I've been working at a convenient store.
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