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Billy Joel

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
But I promised myself if I ever get to a point where I can help somebody that’s trying to learn how to do this, that I would try to do that.
BILLY JOEL

Help Point Promised Something Try
As an atheist you have to rationalize things… Then you have to try and make some sort of sense out of your problems. And if you try and find you can’t, you have no choice but to be good and scared — but that’s okay!
BILLY JOEL

Atheists Evil Fear Problem Realize
Don’t wait for answers, just take your chances. Don’t ask me why.
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Advice Answers Waiting
My songs are like my kids.
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Kids Like Song
Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue.
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Honesty Insanity Lonely
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.
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Moments Past Relentless
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
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.
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Mean Opinion Singers
The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent.
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Blue Commercial Country Rocks
We’re on the verge of all things new.
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All Cerge Country New Things
There’s nothing better than good sex. But bad sex? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is better than bad sex.
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Butter Peanut Sex Witty
I started taking piano lessons when I was about four years old. My parents were both musicians. So I took piano lessons.
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Parent Piano Play Years
I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.
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House Jerry Sold
Most of my songs are written in one sitting, two sittings maybe. Those are the ones I like the best, anyway.
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Anyway One Songs
There ain’t much future for a man who works the sea, there ain’t no island left for islanders like me.
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Islands Men Sea
We drown our doubts in dry champagne and soothe our souls with fine cocaine. I don’t know why I even care, we get so high and get nowhere.
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Alcohol Drug Soul
If you tell kids they can’t have something, that’s what they want.
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Kids Kids Want Something Tell
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
They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known. And I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
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Believe Eye Sadness
Mozart wrote some 40 symphonies, and they were all phenomenal. That doesn’t mean Beethoven was a lesser writer, it’s just some guys are capable of more productivity, some guys take more time.
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Beethoven Guys Phenomenal Productivity Some
I can’t think of one person I’ve ever met who didn’t like some type of music.
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Mets Thinking Type
Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby.
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Baby Country Goodbye Hollywood
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.
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Angry Discontented Regret Relationship
You’ve given me the best of you, but now I need the rest of you.
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Given Needs Relationship
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
They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known.
BILLY JOEL

Known Life Only Time

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