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Critics have said I write without spontaneity, in cold blood. I don’t. I write in hot blood.

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
More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.
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Art Literature Music
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.
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Causes Giving Musician
You can’t go the distance with too much resistance
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Distance Much Resistance Too
Rock and roll cola wars, I can’t take it any more.
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Art Rock Roll War
I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.
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Definitely Fighter Lovers
I’m in a New York state of mind
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Country Mind States
There’s a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something.
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Conversation Paranoia Someone Talk Way
I had a melody and a rhythm and chords, but nothing to talk about.
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Reading Song Writing
They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known.
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Known Life Only Time
As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are not crazy or completely out of our minds, that there are other people out there who feel as we do, live as we do, love as we do, who are like us.
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Crazy Mind People
Forced to recognize our inhumanity, our reason coexists with our insanity. And though we choose between reality and madness, it’s either sadness or euphoria.
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Madness Philosophy Reality Sadness
I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.
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Men Rejection Thinking
And you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old.
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Old Share Told Truth
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
Say goodbye to the oldies, but goodies, because the good old days weren’t always good and tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems
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Goodbye Inspirational Tomorrow

Critics have said I write without spontaneity, in cold blood. I don’t. I write in hot blood.

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