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I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.

Billy Joel

When I was 19, I made my first good week’s pay as a club musician. It was enough money for me to quit my job at the factory and still pay the rent and buy some food. I freaked.
BILLY JOEL

Club Jobs Musician
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
Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself.
BILLY JOEL

Causes Giving Musician
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 Don’t go trying some new fashion Don’t change the color of your hair. […] I could not love you any better I love you just the way you are.
BILLY JOEL

Change Good Times Hair Love Trying
I don’t belong in limos or private jets or on stage with people cheering me but that’s what’s kept me grounded because I know it’s not right.
BILLY JOEL

Cheer Limos People
I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
BILLY JOEL

Believe Meditation Religious
Nobody who ever becomes big comes back here.” And I felt so sad for this kid, he seemed so bitter about it. I said, “Well, I’m coming back, no matter what.”
BILLY JOEL

Back Becomes Coming Seemed
Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania.
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Arabia Country Lawrence Place
Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm – walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers.
BILLY JOEL

Musician Safety Wire
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
She’ll carelessly cut you and laugh while you’re bleeding.
BILLY JOEL

Cutting Evil Laughing
Do what’s good for you Or you’re not good for anybody
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Anybody Country Good Life
If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.
BILLY JOEL

Life Love Motivational
If you make music for the human needs you have within yourself, then you do it for all humans who need the same things.
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Human Music Need Same Things
I’ve played all kinds of places, laid all kinds of girls.
BILLY JOEL

Girl Kind Rock Roll
I once believed in causes, too. Had my pointless point of view. Life went on no matter who was wrong or right.
BILLY JOEL

Matter Right Views Wrong

I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.

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