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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

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
My songs are like my kids.
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Kids Like Song
As long as there are memories, yesterday remains. As long as there is hope, tomorrow awaits. As long as there is friendship, today is beautiful.
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Beautiful Memories Yesterday
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.
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Good Times Trouble Way
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.
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Birthday Business Jobs Crazy Song
Usually when I’m writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on a stink.
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Around Long Sit Song Writing
I may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable.
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Antiques May Stones
I have long admired Steinway pianos for their qualities of tone, clarity, pitch consistency, touch responsiveness, and superior craftsmanship.
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Consistency Craftmanship Long Piano
In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being a wizard.
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Alchemist Fun Wizards
every time I’ve held a rose, It seems I only felt the thorns
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Life Relationship Rose
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
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 single but interviewing.
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Interviewing Person Single
When I see an entire community disenfranchised, it disturbs me. Not that I’m a message guy, per se. I write about people. I like to write about human beings, not crap political rhetoric.
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Community People Writing
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.
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Cheer Limos People
Don’t make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money.
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Inspiration Tangible Unseen

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.

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