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The customer sits in the chair for the entire day, and when it’s over, Miriam’s fingers are so blistered that the others rush to get her an Epsom salt soak.

For a dramatically stripped-bare version of Paparazzi, she's on crutches, snarling at photographers, but soaking up the public's adoration until it frees her to walk unaided.

As a kid, her dad encouraged her to soak up the classics, from Nick Cave and King Tubby to The Pogues and hours of music from Pakistan.

"I remember getting on a tour bus for the first time, and I was just soaking it in because I thought I'd never get back on one again," he said.

At night, Piña says his apartment glows from the streetlights and soaks up the energy from the neighborhood.