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And you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old.

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Billy Joel
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: May 9
Composer
Musician
Pianist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
New York City
New York
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William M. Joel
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I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
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I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something new, and that is ultimately good for the artist.
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