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I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. What I do, in my opinion, is by no means extraordinary.

Billy Joel

Where have you been hanging out lately honey? You can’t dress trashy ’til you spend a lot of money.
BILLY JOEL

Art Honey Media Money
I don’t care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things.
BILLY JOEL

Bring Care Fool Lesser
I am, as I’ve said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
BILLY JOEL

Age Birthday Insecurity
I remember reading about how the decline of the steel industry had been affecting the Lehigh Valley, and I decided that’s what I was going to write the song about.
BILLY JOEL

About Affecting Going Remember Song Valley
I’m single but interviewing.
BILLY JOEL

Interviewing Person Single
It’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
BILLY JOEL

Alright Loses Two
Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
BILLY JOEL

Musician Position Thinking Unlikely
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
Hope you don’t think this is Billy Joel unplugged. I’m a piano player. I’m already unplugged.
BILLY JOEL

Music Player Thinking
I’ve tried to avoid that all my life. When I wrote about soldiers in Vietnam, I wasn’t trying to make a political statement. I was trying to write about how screwed things were for soldiers, and how they still are.
BILLY JOEL

Country Political Soldiers Trying
You’ve got your passion. You’ve got your pride. But don’t you know that only fools are satisfied? Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true.
BILLY JOEL

Ambition Dream Passion
I would not leave you in your times of trouble. We never could have come this far. I took the good times, I’ll take the bad times, I’ll take you just the way you are.
BILLY JOEL

Good Times Trouble Way
You can pay Uncle Sam with all your overtime, is that all you get for your money?
BILLY JOEL

Money Overtime Pay Uncles Work
If you tell kids they can’t have something, that’s what they want.
BILLY JOEL

Kids Kids Want Something Tell
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.
BILLY JOEL

Art Created Looks Portraits
We all end in the ocean. We all start in the streams. We’re all carried along, by the river of dreams.
BILLY JOEL

Dream Ocean Rivers

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