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" Artists - 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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" 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

Pianist

Singer

Opinion

" 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. "

" 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. "

" More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible. "

Billy Joel

Music

Literature

" There's nothing better than good sex. But bad sex? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is better than bad sex. "

" 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. "

" My songs are like my kids. "

Billy Joel

Songs

Kids

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

" I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints - the sinners are much more fun. "

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

" Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money. Though it's crucial to make a living, that shouldn't be your inspiration. Do it for yourself. "

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

" When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory. "

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

" I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something new, and that is ultimately good for the artist. "

" You're not the only one who's made mistakes, but they're the only things that you can truly call your own. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection. "

" The good ole days weren't always good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems. "