Róisín Murphy Quotes

I was surrounded by music in my family, surrounded by people who sang songs - every single person I knew as a child growing up had one, two, three songs they knew from start to finish.

Róisín Murphy

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• I was surrounded by music in my family, surrounded by people who sang songs - every single person I knew as a child growing up had one, two, three songs they knew from start to finish.

  

  Róisín Murphy
  • Family
  • Growing
  • Person