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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.

Billy Joel

Most people you’d tell “I’m gonna be a musician,” they’d say, “you’re crazy, you’re gonna starve, you’re gonna be poor, a drug addict, go to jail, you’ll never make it, there’s too much competition.
BILLY JOEL

Competition Crazy Poor School Teacher
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
I’ve played all kinds of places, laid all kinds of girls.
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Girl Kind Rock Roll
This is the time to remember cause it will not last forever. These are the days to hold onto cause we won’t although we’ll want to.
BILLY JOEL

Forever Remember Sadness Want
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
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
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’ve come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it’s a Greek tragedy.
BILLY JOEL

Country Musical Tragedy
I’ve lived long enough to have learned, the closer you get to the fire, the more you get burned.
BILLY JOEL

Education Fire Long
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.
BILLY JOEL

Good Times Trouble Way
I can’t think of one person I’ve ever met who didn’t like some type of music.
BILLY JOEL

Mets Thinking Type
Give us this day our daily discount outlet merchandise…
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Discounts Giving Reality
She’s got a smile that heals me.
BILLY JOEL

Compliment Heal Smile
We’re only human, we’re supposed to make mistakes.
BILLY JOEL

Humans Making Mistakes Suppose
Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania.
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Arabia Country Lawrence Place
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

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