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> [My identity is mostly as a songwriter and lyricist and singer. I also have a lot of production ideas but I have my own limitations in terms of what instruments I'm actually proficient at and what I can do myself,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mirah/my-identity-is-mostly-as-a-songwriter-and-lyricist-and-singer-i-also/)

[Mirah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mirah/)

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> [ We're talking about an extremely prolific poet and songwriter and lyricist. That stuff comes off the top of her head. She \[Joni Mitchell\] will write exactly what she lives. If she puts some money in the soda machine, she'll write… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-alias/we-re-talking-about-an-extremely-prolific-poet-and-songwriter-and/)

[Don Alias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-alias/)

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