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I am so happy that I didn’t go to school and I didn’t have anyone to tell me how to position my fingers on the piano correctly.

Yanni

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Yanni
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
Composer
Pianist
Giannis Chrysomallis
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Anyone
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