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We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.

Billy Joel

If it seems like I’ve been lost in ‘lets remember’, If it seems I’m gettin’ older and missin’ my younger days, well you shoulda known me much better, cause the past is something that never got in my way.
BILLY JOEL

Causes Past Way
I’ve played all kinds of places, laid all kinds of girls.
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Girl Kind Rock Roll
Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm – walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers.
BILLY JOEL

Musician Safety Wire
People in music lie, but they don’t expect you to believe them. People in television actually expect you to believe the lies.
BILLY JOEL

Believe Lying People
So before we end And then begin We’ll drink a toast to how it’s been A few more hours to be complete A few more nights on satin sheets A few more times that I can say, I’ve loved these days.
BILLY JOEL

Drink Night Relationship
You’ve given me the best of you, but now I need the rest of you.
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Given Needs Relationship
Well I never had a place that I could call my very own/That’s all right, my love, ’cause you’re my home.
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Causes Home Love True
Forced to recognize our inhumanity, our reason coexists with our insanity. And though we choose between reality and madness, it’s either sadness or euphoria.
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Madness Philosophy Reality Sadness
I think historically America has been pretty tolerant. It seems when there’s a mass influx from one place, that’s when it becomes problematic for Americans.
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Country Mass Problems Thinking
Sometimes that’s what it takes. You’re only human, you’re allowed to make your share of mistakes.
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Allowed Mistakes Sometimes Takes
Remember how I found you there alone in your electric chair, I told you dirty jokes until you smiled.
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Dirty Found Quality You
I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.
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Mistakes Originals Theory
When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created.
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Art Created Looks Portraits
Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.
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Food Junk People Sold
Hot funk, cold punk, even if it’s old junk, it’s still rock and roll to me.
BILLY JOEL

Cold Junk Punk Rocks Roll
I don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
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People Retirement Retiring

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