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"For a long time I was interested in being a social worker. In a lot of ways I feel that that's all my music is, trying to help people."

Iris DeMent, American Musician

Music, Time, People, Being

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"For a long time I was interested in being a social worker. In a lot of ways I feel that that's all my music is, trying to help people."

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