Billy Joel

For whatever reason, not all people are born with the particular gift of being able to express ourselves through music. And, believe me, it is a gift. ”

Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed product being dished up to the world as American popular music today? ”

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. ”

I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter. ”

I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors has always been puzzling to me. ”

In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being a wizard. ”

Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music. ”

Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so. ”

There's a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something. ”

As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are not crazy or completely out of our minds, that there are other people out there who feel as we do, live as we do, love as we do, who are like us. ”