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Paula Cole

For me music is a vehicle to bring our pain to the surface, getting it back to that humble and tender spot where, with luck, it can lose its anger and become compassion again.

Paula Cole

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Paula Cole sees music as a way to express and reveal deep emotional pain that might otherwise stay hidden. By doing this, the intense feelings can soften and transform from anger into understanding and kindness.

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