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“I think all of us thought that by the '70s, at the latest the '80s, all the world's problems would be solved and everyone would be getting along fine. And instead we saw that Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated that year, Robert F. Kennedy died. We saw that it was going to be a lot more difficult than I think we had thought.”

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Janis Ian is an American singer-songwriter known for her distinctive voice and profound lyrics. Born on April 7, 1951, Ian's musical career began in the 1960s, and she gained significant success with her song 'At Seventeen' in 1967, which made her a representative figure of the youth rebellion culture. Ian's musical style is diverse, ranging from folk to pop and rock. Her song 'At Seventeen' won the Grammy Award in 1967, making her the first teenager to receive the award. more

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