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Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.

~Billy Joel

Topics: Hearts Loud Many Musicians Quiet Voice Want

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The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent.

~Billy Joel

Topics: Airline American American Movies Better Better Way Blue Blue Jeans Commercials Country Get Jazz Jeans Know Loves Movies Our Politicians Represent Rock Rock And Roll Roll Than Way Whole World

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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

Topics: Culture Everyone Explosive Expression Healing Humanity Itself Loves Matter Music Something Think Touched I Think

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If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.

~Billy Joel

Topics: Doing Love Love You Time Wasting What You Love You Your

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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.

~Billy Joel

Topics: Being Bunch Fun Great Great Fun Magicians Strange Very Way Wizard Wizards

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I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.

~Billy Joel

Topics: Age Am Competent Extraordinary Incompetence Makes Me Merely Said I Am

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I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.

~Billy Joel

Topics: Ever Mistakes Only Original Theory Things

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Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.

~Billy Joel

Topics: Each Family Good Like Musicians Other Tied Understand

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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.

~Billy Joel

Topics: About Because Boy Drinking Keep Know Lot Make Me People Poster Sobriety Telling

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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.

~Billy Joel

Topics: Bad Competent Consider Extraordinary In My Opinion Inept Means Merely Myself Opinion Pianist Singer Songwriter

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: May 9th, 1949

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