A Quote by Julia Holter

I thought I was gonna get a doctorate in composition or be a composer and be at a university for the rest of my life, mostly because my parents are academics, and that was the logical thing to do.

Julia Holter

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Julia Holter
American - Musician
Born: December 18, 1984

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