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I don't know why I go to extremes.

Billy Joel

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Billy Joel
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: May 9
Composer
Musician
Pianist
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Singer-Songwriter
New York City
New York
William Martin Joel
William Martin Billy Joel
BJ
William M. Joel
Extremes
Insanity

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Following a code of silence, you're never gonna lose the anger.
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