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Jul 2024
20m 15s

Florence Welch Talks About Life on the R...

WNYC STUDIOS AND THE NEW YORKER
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The singer and band leader talks with John Seabrook about finding her voice as a songwriter, and her struggles with alcohol. Welch plays two songs live with Florence and the Machine. 
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