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Black and white is how it should be, but shades of grey are the colors I see.

Billy Joel

I may be an antique like the Stones, but antiques are valuable.
BILLY JOEL

Antiques May Stones
Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.
BILLY JOEL

Courage Fighting Title
I guess some people in classical music can keep going until they kick (die) and the (Rolling) Stones are definitely pushing the envelope but I wonder if here’s a time when you have to face whether you are as good as you used to be.
BILLY JOEL

Classical People Rolling Stones Use
We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.
BILLY JOEL

Demand Music Successful
you may be right, I may be crazy, but it just might be a lunatic you’re looking for
BILLY JOEL

Crazy May might
I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.
BILLY JOEL

Men Rejection Thinking
I’m not sure about life after this; god knows I’m not a spiritual man.
BILLY JOEL

Men Not Spiritual Sure
Why don’t the Beatles get back together? Why don’t nobody sing of romance?
BILLY JOEL

Back Music Romance Together
Nobody’s telling me, “Yeah, I left.” Everybody says, “You know, I’m there. It’s great. It’s really nice there, and you made our town famous.”
BILLY JOEL

Everybody Famous Really Town
Sometimes that’s what it takes. You’re only human, you’re allowed to make your share of mistakes.
BILLY JOEL

Allowed Mistakes Sometimes Takes
I started taking piano lessons when I was about four years old. My parents were both musicians. So I took piano lessons.
BILLY JOEL

Parent Piano Play Years
I’m in a New York state of mind
BILLY JOEL

Country Mind States
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
I have to thank my mother for paying for the piano lessons for all those years.
BILLY JOEL

Mother Piano Years
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
Musicians know all about unemployment. You’re unemployed a lot, and I think there’s a great deal of empathy between musicians and people who are out of work.
BILLY JOEL

Empathy People Thinking

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