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I didn’t graduate high school, so I never got a teacher’s education, I’m mostly self-read, self-taught.

Billy Joel

I was drawn to boxing because I got beat up as a kid. I was the kid with the piano books in a New York neighbourhood.
BILLY JOEL

Book Country Kids
You want to give people a reason to hate my guts more? I’m making more money.
BILLY JOEL

Giving Hate People
This is our moment, here at the cross-roads of time. Time is relentless and as the past dissappears, we’re on the verge of all things new.
BILLY JOEL

Moments Past Relentless
Don’t make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money.
BILLY JOEL

Inspiration Tangible Unseen
I don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
BILLY JOEL

People Retirement Retiring
When I first started I didn’t know a lot about the job, so I kinda had to figure it out by wire, ya know? It was hit and miss, I made mistakes, and fortunately I was able to recover from most of ’em.
BILLY JOEL

Fortunately Jobs Missing Mistake
Working too hard can give you a heart-attack.
BILLY JOEL

Giving Heart Work
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
I’ve crashed my car three times.
BILLY JOEL

Believe Times Car Three
I had a melody and a rhythm and chords, but nothing to talk about.
BILLY JOEL

Reading Song Writing
Nobody’s telling me, “Yeah, I left.” Everybody says, “You know, I’m there. It’s great. It’s really nice there, and you made our town famous.”
BILLY JOEL

Everybody Famous Really Town
The graduations hang on the wall, but they never really helped us at all.
BILLY JOEL

Country Education Helped People Wall
So I would choose to be with you. That’s if the choice were mine to make. But you can make decisions too. And you can have this heart to break. And so it goes, and so it goes. And you’re the only one who knows.
BILLY JOEL

Break Decision Make One Only
I was having a hard time a couple of years ago… I’m a good driver, I just had bad luck.
BILLY JOEL

Booze Couple Hard Nothing Times
There will be miracles After the last war is won Science and poetry rule in the new world to come Prophets and angels Gave us the power to see What an amazing future there will be
BILLY JOEL

Angel Come Future Miracle War World
Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes; I’m afraid it’s time for goodbye again
BILLY JOEL

Goodbye Life Series

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