Carrie Mae Weems
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MAE In winter I go skiing on Saturdays and Sundays when the slopes are quieter due to changeover day for... VANESSA MAE MAE WEST To even get to the Olympics, I have to qualify for the 2013 World Championships and the standard is ... VANESSA MAE Music will always be my greatest passion. VANESSA MAE I don't mind about the boos from the audience. VANESSA MAE But then I hit my 20s and only made two albums, and now I live in a ski resort as a ski bum basicall... VANESSA MAE I've decided to make my main priority for the next two years not playing the violin, but trainin... VANESSA MAE But I don't mind, I'm a bit of a touring animal. When I'm on tour that is the greatest t... VANESSA MAE All the time I'm changing as an artist and as a person. VANESSA MAE But I don't think I've grown up to be a damaged adult. VANESSA MAE Music is about the performance. VANESSA MAE Beethoven and Beatles, Mozart and Michael Jackson, Paganini and Prince - I like them all. VANESSA MAE When I hit my 20s, I took a chill pill and relaxed because throughout my teens I was churning out an... VANESSA MAE The stage is the best experience in the world. It's a great compliment to be able to share the m... VANESSA MAE For example, I loved English and history at school. I would have loved to have done a degree in eith... VANESSA MAE I started skiing around the same time as I began playing the piano, at around four, before moving to... VANESSA MAE People find it hard to understand how I can risk ruining my career as a musician by injuring myself ... VANESSA MAE I could have taken the easy life and just done classical, but I felt very strongly about the album, ... VANESSA MAE Kids can be born with potential but unless it's encouraged - pushed, even - I don't think it... VANESSA MAE But I still think it's mind over matter in the sense that if you're strong, you can combat a... 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When I was very young, there was a lot of music at home, mostly jazz. I was walking around singing a... 
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You know what, the drummer is my manager. He's busy. And I'm busy. I don't need the doug... 
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