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There was a period where I dressed sort of like a mechanic and I looked really schlumpy, and I thought, "This is not who I am. This is not who I want to be." It was a very important moment for me - to not hide.

"Composer Jeanine Tesori on Her Artistic Process and Rewarding Female Ambition". Interview with Victoria Myers, www.indiewire.com. March 27, 2015.
There was a period where I dressed sort of like a mechanic and I looked really schlumpy, and I thought, This is not who I am. This is not who I want to be. It was a very important moment for me - to not hide.