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Sharleen Spiteri: ‘I love getting old – I love the freedom it allows you’


The Texas singer on her crush on Emma Stone, a faux pas in France, and why the news makes her cry

Born in Scotland, Sharleen Spiteri, 56, worked as a hairdresser before forming Texas with Johnny McElhone aged 17. This March, Texas released The Muscle Shoals Sessions with Spooner Oldham, and in September there will be a UK arena tour. Sign up to get the inside story from our top writers as well as all the must-read articles and columns, delivered to your inbox every weekend.

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