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You’re not the only one who’s made mistakes, but they’re the only things that you can truly call your own.

Billy Joel

I’m writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn’t an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active.
BILLY JOEL

Active Issues Mind Writing
I haven’t met the person I can sustain a relationship with yet. So I’m discontented about that. I’m angry with myself. I have regrets.
BILLY JOEL

Angry Discontented Regret Relationship
Ain’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
BILLY JOEL

Color Philosophy Rainbow
Most people you’d tell “I’m gonna be a musician,” they’d say, “you’re crazy, you’re gonna starve, you’re gonna be poor, a drug addict, go to jail, you’ll never make it, there’s too much competition.
BILLY JOEL

Competition Crazy Poor School Teacher
Don’t go changing to try and please me You never let me down before Don’t imagine you’re too familiar And I don’t see you anymore I would not leave you in times of trouble
BILLY JOEL

Anymore Familiar Fashion Hair Love Please
I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. …
BILLY JOEL

Kids Pianist Song Songwriter Writing
They say there’s a heaven for those who wait, some say it’s better I say it ain’t.
BILLY JOEL

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

Art Rock Roll War
You’re having a hard time and lately you don’t feel so good; You’re getting a bad reputation in your neighborhood. It’s alright, it’s alright.
BILLY JOEL

Hard Mistakes Reputation Times
I may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable.
BILLY JOEL

Antiques May Stones
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
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 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.
BILLY JOEL

Country Mass Problems Thinking
Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.
BILLY JOEL

Courage Fighting Title
This is the time to remember cause it will not last forever. These are the days to hold onto cause we won’t although we’ll want to.
BILLY JOEL

Forever Remember Sadness Want
It’s OK if you mess up. You should give yourself a break.
BILLY JOEL

Acceptance Love Loving Yourself

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