Feist
Feist
Indie singer named Leslie Feist who gained critical acclaim for her albums Let it Die and The Reminder in 2004 and 2007 respectively. At the 2008 Juno Awards, she took home five awards, including Songwriter of the Year and Artist of the Year.
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth13 February 1976
CountryCanada
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The real serious runners are at the front of the pack.
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The noise level from those women has been measured as being higher than a jet.
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It was a real honor to us. They endorse the sport at a national level and are known on the racing circuit worldwide. They are helping us add another aspect to running.
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It's a real good experience. It's a huge event out there.
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We were a duo on tour, but it was his music and his songs. I was kind of his Vanna White/singing partner/torch-song singer. I was the straight man to his funny man.
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It had to happen. (It's a) relief. Good momentum for us.
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He suffered a high-ankle sprain, possibly a fracture.
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I much prefer to write everything by myself. It's kind of difficult. It's like getting undressed in a really bright light.
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I enjoyed the "people" aspect of sales, but the haggling, the rinding, the tedium... thanks, but I'll keep on writing if I'm permitted.
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I've never worried about 'the reader' because there isn't one. There are thousands, and they all have strong opinions, from 'Magician' was the best ever,' and I've gone downhill since to 'The new book is the best ever,' so to whom to I listen? So I write for myself and hope other people like it.
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Either systems are in balance or they are falling apart. If people are acting in what appears to be a twisted way, I want to know the reason for that.
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All the Midkemia stories are part of a 'history of an imaginary place,' so I've always known the cycle covered five rift wars. I just got to the end after 30 books. So there was no particular inspiration, save it was time to finish the whole shebang.
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I don't like fantasy where a king snaps his fingers and suddenly a whole army appears and goes off to war - he's got to feed them, he's got to pay them, he's got to take care of the camp followers and the gamblers and the people who cause disorder.
sports
Writing is not a competitive sport. Everyone that writes has his or her own voice.