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Her Instagram account, where she makes this statement, has the tag line: "I may not be human but I sing from my soul" - and is the creation of Nigerian musician and producer Eclipse Nkasi.

This then led the musician to reject live performances for seven years.

For his own show, “Greater Bakersfield,” which he records in a studio next to his office in West Hollywood, Yoakam invites musicians and other cultural figures to join him in conversation, close listening and song.

"I think that moving forward, thinking about support for musicians and thinking about how we can move forward and value the arts is an important conversation."

It has now become common practice for musicians to assign a share of their royalties to songs that directly inspired them.