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As far as I'm concerned, being any gender is a drag.

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Those who have suffered understand suffering and therefore extend their hand.

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Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine.

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I dreamed of having a book of my own, of writing one that I could put on a shelf.

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All I've ever wanted, since I was a child, was to do something wonderful.

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I had to learn, really, how to rein in my energies and discipline myself. And I found it very very useful. I rebelled against it at first, but it's a good thing to have.

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I wrote every day. I don't think I could have written 'Just Kids' had I not spent all of the 80s developing my craft as a writer.

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I wanted to go to Portland because it's a really good book town.

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I've written a lot of prose. I just haven't published it.

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When I stopped performing for 16 years and lived in Michigan and was married and raising my children, I wrote about four or five books. I haven't published them. I just haven't gotten around to it for several reasons.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: December 30th, 1946

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