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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

I’m probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14-to meet women. …
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Music Probably Reason Started Writing
Why don’t the Beatles get back together? Why don’t nobody sing of romance?
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Back Music Romance Together
I never said I wasn’t going to play any more. I don’t know where that came from.
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Knows Play Said
You can’t go the distance with too much resistance
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Distance Much Resistance Too
You may never understand How the stranger is inspired For he is not always evil, And he is not always wrong.
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Evil May Understanding
Honesty is the best part of any art form. If you don’t have that, you’re kidding yourself and your listener.
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Art Honesty Kidding Part Truth
Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.
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Courage Fighting Title
every time I’ve held a rose, It seems I only felt the thorns
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Life Relationship Rose
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.
BILLY JOEL

Around Long Sit Song Writing
I took a fresh pack of Luckies, a mint called Sen-Sen, my old man’s Trojans.
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Family Men Mint
I’ve passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I found that just surviving was a noble fight.
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Age Fighting Noble
I’ve come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it’s a Greek tragedy.
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Country Musical Tragedy
Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.
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Heart Loud Musician Voices
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 am, as I’ve said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
BILLY JOEL

Age Birthday Insecurity
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

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.

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