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Mozart wrote some 40 symphonies, and they were all phenomenal. That doesn’t mean Beethoven was a lesser writer, it’s just some guys are capable of more productivity, some guys take more time.

Billy Joel

Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and recorded over my whole career. I thought it was pretty good, but how objective could I be?
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Careers Materials Together
Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.
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Heart Loud Musician Voices
My songs are like my kids.
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Kids Like Song
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
If I need a cause for celebration, Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind, I rely on my imagination, And I dream of an imaginary time.
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Dream Imagination Mind
I keep telling people: Don’t make me the poster boy for AA because I don’t know a lot about sobriety, but I do know a lot about drinking.
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Boys Drinking Inspirational
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
Well we’re waiting here in Allentown For the Pennsylvania we never found For the promises our teachers gave If we worked hard If we behaved So the graduations hang on the wall But they never really helped us at all No they never taught us what was real.
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Graduation Help Real Teacher Wall
Only the good die young.
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Dense Iron Maiden Young
You’ve got your passion. You’ve got your pride. But don’t you know that only fools are satisfied? Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true.
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Ambition Dream Passion
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
Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.
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Courage Fighting Title
I had a melody and a rhythm and chords, but nothing to talk about.
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Reading Song Writing
Though it’s crucial to make a living, that shouldn’t be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.
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Crucial Inspiration Living Make
No matter what culture you’re from, everyone loves music.
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Healing Matter Music
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

Mozart wrote some 40 symphonies, and they were all phenomenal. That doesn’t mean Beethoven was a lesser writer, it’s just some guys are capable of more productivity, some guys take more time.

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Mozart wrote some 40 symphonies, and they were all phenomenal. That doesn’t mean Beethoven was a lesser writer, it’s just some guys are capable of more productivity, some guys take more time.

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