Artist - 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.

Quote by Billy Joel

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

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

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

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

Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that...

Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that...

I've crashed my car three times.

I've crashed my car three times.

They say there's a heaven for those who will wait. Some say it's better, but...

They say there's a heaven for those who will wait. Some say it's better, but...

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

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

Don't go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before Don't...

Don't go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before Don't...

The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is...

The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is...

If you make music for the human needs you have within yourself, then you do...

If you make music for the human needs you have within yourself, then you do...

It feels great to have a 1 album.

It feels great to have a 1 album.

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as...

We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as...

I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent...

I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent...

Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm - walking the...

Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm - walking the...

I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints - the sinners are...

I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints - the sinners are...

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

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

I'm probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when...

I'm probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when...