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there was really a celebration, i think, of female singer song chapman, jewel, joan osborne, victoriailliams. i could go on and on. >> tori amos >>> i had them all on my play list. when you look at that genre today, do you think it is in today? >> i think there are still great singer song writers. laura marling is my greatest artist. she is in her late 20s. great singer and musician, arranger. i think also the internet has given so much independence to artists and although they may not be super stars, i think so many people have been able to capture a real loyal following some she joined the band 10,000 mainians as their-- maniacs as their lead singer when she was only 17 years old. >>> you're watching jazeera ". i'm stephanie sy >>> you started out as a teenager with 10,000 maniacs. how did that come about? >> we came from a small town in western new york and we had to make our own fun because there was none. i just went to party one night and there were a group of people playing instruments and it just turned out to be the people who were in 10,000 maniacs >>> was it a launching pad