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When Natalie Merchant was 12, her mother had the family TV set disconnected. She laughs, recalling the moment. “We were all having D.T.’s. It was so strange; she’d leave the house and we’d get the TV out. But it worked eventually.” At that time, the singer’s family lived in a farm house located two miles from their nearest neighbors.

May 1, 1986
Richard Chon

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