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

Quote by Billy Joel

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If you tell kids they can't have something, that's what they want.

If you tell kids they can't have something, that's what they want.

For whatever reason, not all people are born with the particular gift of being able...

For whatever reason, not all people are born with the particular gift of being able...

We would all go down... together...

We would all go down... together...

Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and recorded over my whole...

Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and recorded over my whole...

I don't know why people thought I was retiring.

I don't know why people thought I was retiring.

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

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

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

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

You've got your passion. You've got your pride. But don't you know that only fools...

You've got your passion. You've got your pride. But don't you know that only fools...

As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are...

As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are...

I keep telling people: Don't make me the poster boy for AA because I don't...

I keep telling people: Don't make me the poster boy for AA because I don't...

It's really hard to make a living as a musician. It's almost impossible.

It's really hard to make a living as a musician. It's almost impossible.

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

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

I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered...

I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered...

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

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

You can't dress trashy 'til you spend a lot of money.

You can't dress trashy 'til you spend a lot of money.

If it seems like I've been lost in 'lets remember', If it seems I'm gettin'...

If it seems like I've been lost in 'lets remember', If it seems I'm gettin'...

When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in...

When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in...

I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.

I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.

I'm a history nut.

I'm a history nut.

When I was 19, I made my first good week's pay as a club musician....

When I was 19, I made my first good week's pay as a club musician....