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Connotation Quote by Beth Orton

“I get told I'm a confessional songwriter, which gets on…” quote by Beth Orton — Download Open image

“I get told I'm a confessional songwriter, which gets on my tits because I think of negative connotations attached to the word "confessional". I don't like the idea of songwriting being therapy. I don't want to put myself so directly in the foreground.”

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