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I'm probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14 - to meet women.

Billy Joel

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Billy Joel
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: May 9
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New York City
New York
William Martin Joel
William Martin Billy Joel
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William M. Joel
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I'm a cosmopolitan sophisticate of culture and intelligence. The culmination of technology and civilized experience.
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People pay a lot of money to go see shows now, they don't wanna know about your technical problems, or if you're not feeling good, they don't wanna know we have a glitch. It's their night, you better do something to earn that money.
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I don't want some pretty face to tell me pretty lies, all I want is someone to believe.
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you may be right, I may be crazy, but it just might be a lunatic you're looking for
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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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