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I am the entertainer, the idol of my age I make all kinds of money when I go on the stage You see me in the papers.

Billy Joel

Rock and roll cola wars, I can’t take it any more.
BILLY JOEL

Art Rock Roll War
I started taking piano lessons when I was about four years old. My parents were both musicians. So I took piano lessons.
BILLY JOEL

Parent Piano Play Years
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
Do what’s good for you Or you’re not good for anybody
BILLY JOEL

Anybody Country Good Life
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

Although Needs Romantic Tonight Want
Streetlife serenader never sang on stages, needs no orchestration, melody comes easy, need no vast arrangement to do their harmonizing.
BILLY JOEL

Easy Harmonizing Needs Stage
It’s OK if you mess up. You should give yourself a break.
BILLY JOEL

Acceptance Love Loving Yourself
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 watched the mighty skyline fall
BILLY JOEL

Fall Mighty Skylines Watched
Videos destroyed the vitality of rock and roll. Before that, music said, “Listen to me.” Now it says, “Look at me.”
BILLY JOEL

Listen Rocks Roll Vitality
Don’t wait for answers, just take your chances. Don’t ask me why.
BILLY JOEL

Advice Answers Waiting
There’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
BILLY JOEL

Alcohol Drug Men
I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.
BILLY JOEL

Insanity Talking Winos
In an age of incompetence, I’ve been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That’s my job.
BILLY JOEL

Birthday Business Jobs Crazy Song
Black and white is how it should be, but shades of grey are the colors I see.
BILLY JOEL

Blac Color Philosophy White
There ain’t much future for a man who works the sea, there ain’t no island left for islanders like me.
BILLY JOEL

Islands Men Sea

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