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“My dad owned a tiny little shop and we never had any family holidays or anything like that, so I was sent to boarding school as a means of control more than anything I think.”

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Thighpaulsandra

Thighpaulsandra, born Paula Sandoval in June 1958, is a musician known for her unique synthesizer music style. Her musical career began in the late 1970s, and she is renowned for her influential contributions to genres such as post-punk and industrial music. Thighpaulsandra's work blends elements of electronic, experimental, and ambient music, and has had a profound impact on the development of these genres. more

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“If you saw my musical collection it's absolutely horrendous, I've got everything from Stockhausen to The Beach Boys to Gina G, all sorts of terrible things and other people come here and look at my record collection and go, "Ah, you can't possibly like that - how embarrassing!"”

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