I always enjoyed doing transgender songs. ✨ 'Even as a child, I f…

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I always enjoyed doing transgender songs. ✨ 'Even as a child, I felt like an alien'. Interview with Simon Reynolds, www.theguardian.com. May 22, 2005.
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