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"I would step into a place of being lined up with a sense of purpose and my inner compass, and everything was going in the same direction. Then I'd get lazy and get off the track. And then things would start to fall apart, and I'd back up and get it together again."
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"There's nothing more fun than sitting in a circle playing with people who are really into it."

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"You have to listen to what resonates within your own gut. You find your direction there. Your voice comes out."

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"You have to write badly to write at all. If it's crappy, I will rewrite it later. But it will be mine. You can hear the resonance of an artist who goes into herself."

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