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Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be Before your time Although it’s so romantic on the borderline tonight Too bad but it’s the life you lead

Billy Joel

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

Education Graduate School Self Teacher
I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.
BILLY JOEL

Inspirational Motivational Music
Some people stay away from the door for the chance of it opening up.
BILLY JOEL

Doors Opening People
Videos destroyed the vitality of rock and roll. Before that, music said, “Listen to me.” Now it says, “Look at me.”
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Listen Rocks Roll Vitality
You may never understand How the stranger is inspired For he is not always evil, And he is not always wrong.
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Evil May Understanding
I don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
BILLY JOEL

People Retirement Retiring
Usually when I’m writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on a stink.
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Around Long Sit Song Writing
If you make music for the human needs you have within yourself, then you do it for all humans who need the same things.
BILLY JOEL

Human Music Need Same Things
You’ve given me the best of you, but now I need the rest of you.
BILLY JOEL

Given Needs Relationship
You enrich humanity with the profound expression of these feelings. … My songs are like my kids.
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Enrich Expressions Kids Songs
I’m in a New York state of mind
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Country Mind States
I won’t be righteous again. I’m not sure anymore.
BILLY JOEL

Not Philosophy Righteous Sure
People pay a lot of money to go see shows now, they don’t wanna know about your technical problems, or if you’re not feeling good, they don’t wanna know we have a glitch. It’s their night, you better do something to earn that money.
BILLY JOEL

Feel Good Night People
Though you can see when you’re wrong, you know you can’t always see when you’re right.
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Knows Right Wrong
Most of my songs are written in one sitting, two sittings maybe. Those are the ones I like the best, anyway.
BILLY JOEL

Anyway One Songs
You’ve got to be hard, like the rock in that old rock & roll.
BILLY JOEL

Hard Old Rock Roll

Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be Before your time Although it’s so romantic on the borderline tonight Too bad but it’s the life you lead

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