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Music for me is an emotional thing and it really does make me happy. It's not a tool for me to get fame or see my face in the papers or anything like that. It's about the fact that I really do enjoy it.

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Ville Valo
Age: 47
Born: 1976
Born: November 22
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Ville Hermanni Valo
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