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I believe that all important matters have to be settled here, not in the clouds somewhere after we kick off.
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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