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Now, performing is second nature and I love every second of it. It is a very emotional thing when I can't play a song maybe I'm hitting on something that I don't want to deal with. All of it is so personal. It is like therapy.

Vanessa Carlton

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Vanessa Carlton
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: August 16
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Vanessa Lee Carlton
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