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But actually, my drug addiction thing, I was so stubborn.
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Elton John
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: March 25
Composer
Film Actor
Guitarist
Hiv Activist
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Singer-Songwriter
Reg Dwight
Sir Elton Hercules John
Reginald Kenneth Dwight
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