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Regina Spektor, 37, is an indie-pop singer-songwriter and pianist whose song “You’ve Got Time” is the theme for the Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black.” Her most recent album is “Remember Us to Life” (Sire.). She currently is on a solo U.S. tour. She spoke with Marc Myers.

I smile a lot. I can’t help it. I come from smiley people. Both of my parents are happy and smiley, and it rubbed off. We’re originally from Russia, where people don’t smile as much as in the States, so we stood out there.