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When I got a little bit older I wanted to play piano - that's all I wanted to do. I remember learning how to play a blues progression on the xylophone in music class and thinking This is the greatest thing I've ever learned.

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Zooey Deschanel
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: January 17
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