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I have never had a man give me money. I've always been the provider. I have always been the one who went out and earned, and I've never felt unequal in that way.

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Topics: Always Been Earned Felt Give Give Me Had Man Me Money Never Out Provider Unequal Way Who

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I decided to build a studio in my house. We built it in my basement kitchen. I had the drummer up by the fish tank. I was in the toilet singing. The bass player was out by the shelves in the living room, and the guitarist was on the couch by the telly.

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Topics: Basement Bass Bass Player Build Built Couch Decided Drummer Fish Guitarist Had House Kitchen Living Living Room Out Player Room Shelves Singing Studio Tank Telly Toilet Up

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A couple of taxi drivers have asked me if we can survive financially as an independent nation. I say, how come we are more stupid than Denmark or Finland or Sweden? They've all got the same amount of people. Are we all going to down tools? Is everybody in Scotland going to stop working?

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Topics: Amount Asked Come Couple Denmark Down Drivers Everybody Financially Finland Going Got How Independent Me More Nation People Same Say Scotland Stop Stupid Survive Sweden Taxi Than Tools Working

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I've been a massive obsessive about jazz singers all my life.

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Topics: About All My Life Been Jazz Life Massive My Life Obsessive Singers

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I've often felt I've been born out of my time, and when I started Fairground Attraction in the 1980s, I wanted to be a 1940s jazz singer.

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Topics: Attraction Been Born Felt Jazz My Time Often Out Singer Started Time Wanted 1940S 1980S

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Miley Cyrus is about making money. Amanda Palmer is about making art.

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Topics: About Art Making Making Money Money

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'Vagabond' is about owning where I come from, understanding the real power music had to transport myself with, whether that's busking in Europe or getting number ones.

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Topics: About Come Europe Getting Had Music Myself Number Owning Power Real Real Power Transport Understanding Where Whether

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I can speak French, understand Gaelic and know my history. That's the training music has given me.

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Topics: French Given History Know Me Music Speak Training Understand I Can

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Why should Scotland be stopped from suggesting to the English people that we join a new union under new terms? Let's not try to dominate one another. Let's be a collection, like being in the pub with a kitty. When we vote in Scotland, we vote one way, but the other country votes another way and we always end up with what they vote for.

~Eddi Reader

Topics: Always Another Another Way Being Collection Country Dominate End English English People Join Kitty Like New One Way Other People Pub Scotland Should Stopped Suggesting Terms Try Union Up Vote Votes Way Why

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I'm just an ordinary, walking-down-the-street, mother of two children who sings for her supper.

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Topics: Children Her Just Mother Ordinary Sings Supper Two Who

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Musician

Born: August 29th, 1959

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