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I don't want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard, I just want someone I can talk to, I want you just the way you are.

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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