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I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.

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
Artist – musicians, painters, writers, poets, always seem to have had the most accurate perception of what is really going on around them, not the official version or the popular perception of contemporary life.
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Artist Perception Sea
In every heart there is a room, A sanctuary safe and strong, To heal the wounds from lovers past, Until a new one comes along
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Heart Past Sanctuary Strong
I remember reading about how the decline of the steel industry had been affecting the Lehigh Valley, and I decided that’s what I was going to write the song about.
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About Affecting Going Remember Song Valley
Out of respect for the things that I was never destined to do, I have learned that my strengths are a result of my weaknesses, my success is due to my failures, and my style is directly related to my limitations.
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Results Style Success Weakness
I don’t want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard, I just want someone I can talk to, I want you just the way you are.
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Clever Love Want
What if she figures out you’re not very smart?
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Smart Unanswered Questions
I’m not sure about life after this; god knows I’m not a spiritual man.
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Men Not Spiritual Sure
If it seems like I’ve been lost in ‘lets remember’, If it seems I’m gettin’ older and missin’ my younger days, well you shoulda known me much better, cause the past is something that never got in my way.
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Causes Past Way
Remember how I found you there alone in your electric chair, I told you dirty jokes until you smiled.
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Dirty Found Quality You
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
Black and white is how it should be, but shades of grey are the colors I see.
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Blac Color Philosophy White
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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Help Point Promised Something Try
Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.
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Courage Fighting Title
Hot funk, cold punk, even if it’s old junk, it’s still rock and roll to me.
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Cold Junk Punk Rocks Roll

I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.

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I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.

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