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And New Year's Eve is very, very important to me.


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I've had some lovely extraordinary experiences on New Year's Eve.


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My father is a Japanese-American and my mother is a Caucasian. So obviously, New Year's Day is big for our family, you know, oshogatsu. We had obon festivals every year. All those things.
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So I'm in my 51st year of playin' mostly nightclubs. I do some concerts.


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Eve Ensler is a hero of mine. She's been working for the rights of women for a long time.


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