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Profession: Musician
Nationality: British
Birthday: April 3, 1985

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I write songs very quickly, so the 20 minutes of joy I get out of writing a song doesn't compare to the two months of joy I get engaging with the people who like my music.

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With my writing, what I want to do is humanize the young people I write about.

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