Willful ignorance.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Schemes. I hate schemers.
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Nothing. I love getting old – I love the freedom it allows you.
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As a great songwriter.
Quiet, noisy, androgynous.
Not being in pain – I have back problems and had shoulder surgery just before Christmas and there isn’t a day that goes by when I am not in pain.
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