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Know what you love and do what you love. If you don't do what you love, you're just wasting your time.

Billy Joel

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Billy Joel
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: May 9
Composer
Musician
Pianist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
New York City
New York
William Martin Joel
William Martin Billy Joel
BJ
William M. Joel
Wasting
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I could walk away from anyone I ever knew, but I can't walk away from you.
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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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Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.
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Davey Crocket, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland.
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You're not the only one who's made mistakes, but they're the only things that you can truly call your own.
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You should never argue with a crazy mind, you ought to know my now.
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You can speak your mind But not on my time.
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I hope it does not take the rest of my life until I find what it is I've been looking for.
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