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every time I’ve held a rose, It seems I only felt the thorns

Billy Joel

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

Inspirational Motivational Music
Well I never had a place that I could call my very own/That’s all right, my love, ’cause you’re my home.
BILLY JOEL

Causes Home Love True
I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.
BILLY JOEL

Insanity Talking Winos
You may never understand How the stranger is inspired For he is not always evil, And he is not always wrong.
BILLY JOEL

Evil May Understanding
My songs are like my kids.
BILLY JOEL

Kids Like Song
Even when I stop performing or stop making records I won’t stop being creative. Songwriting is a good outlet.
BILLY JOEL

Creative Outlets Records
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
There’s a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something.
BILLY JOEL

Conversation Paranoia Someone Talk Way
I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.
BILLY JOEL

Definitely Fighter Lovers
I am the entertainer, I’ve come to do my show You’ve heard my latest record, it’s been on the radio
BILLY JOEL

Beautiful Heard Record Song Writing
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
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
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
I can’t remember faces, don’t remember names, but after awhile and a thousand miles it all becomes the same.
BILLY JOEL

Faces Names Rock Roll
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
Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.
BILLY JOEL

Heart Loud Musician Voices

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