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Freda Love Smith (born Freda Boner, later used the stage name Freda Love) is an American musician, journalist, and non-fiction author. Smith is known as a drummer and vocalist for several alternative rock bands, including Blake Babies, Antenna, Mysteries of Life, Some Girls and Sunshine Boys. She is the author of Red Velvet Underground, a memoir and cookbook published in 2015 and of I Quit Everything, "an account of one woman's quest to shed addictive substances and behaviors in her life - which dares to ask if we're really better off without them."

Smith attended Indiana University, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in general studies. She also earned a Master of Arts degree from Nottingham Trent University in creative writing. Smith was a lecturer and undergraduate advisor for the Northwestern University Department of Radio/Television/Film until 2022.

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1. "Sunshine Boys: Blue Music". PledgeMusic. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
2. "Red Velvet Underground". Retrieved 15 February 2024.
3. "I Quit Everything". Retrieved 15 February 2024.
4. "Freda Love Smith - Northwestern University School of Communication". www.communication.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 18 April 2018.

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