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Kristin Hersh: 'I hate music'

In the space of a year, Kristin Hersh landed a record deal, attempted suicide, was diagnosed as schizophrenic, and gave birth. The ex-Throwing Muses star talks about her memoirAt the age of 16 Kristin Hersh was knocked off her bike, sustained a double concussion and started hearing music no one else could hear. This music blew in from the great beyond and bent her to its will. So Hersh formed a band, Throwing Muses, and sang songs in a trance, her head swaying, her gaze cast eerily out over the ...

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09:43 on August 20 2011

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20:31 on August 22 2011

Kristin Hersh: 'I hate music'

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