Billy Joel

Musician

United States

1949 - Present

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I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.
Billy Joel
Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.
Billy Joel
When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory.
Billy Joel
If you make music for the human needs you have within yourself, then you do it for all humans who need the same things. You enrich humanity with the profound expression of these feelings.
Billy Joel
Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself.
Billy Joel
I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
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The good ole days weren't always good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems.
Billy Joel