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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.

Billy Joel

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Billy Joel
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: May 9
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