And, you know, it was like the thing where you would write 10 or 12 songs and you'd make a video or two and you'd go on tour for six months, and then a year later you'd do 10 or 12 new songs.

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It was the first time since the '60s it was cool to come from Belfast, and you didn't have to write songs about the Troubles.

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You can write your own variations of these songs online and e-mail them around the world.

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She went from Orgeon juvenile detention at 13 years old to the stereotypical route to stardom for tough girls, first you pole dance, then you write some songs, then you sing them, then you become a rock star.

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