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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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've crashed my car three times.

I've crashed my car three times.

Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even...

Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even...

I can't think of one person I've ever met who didn't like some type of...

I can't think of one person I've ever met who didn't like some type of...

I would not leave you in your times of trouble. We never could have come...

I would not leave you in your times of trouble. We never could have come...

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...

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....

In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a...

In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a...

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

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

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

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

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...

It feels great to have a 1 album.

It feels great to have a 1 album.

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...

My songs are like my kids.

My songs are like my kids.

I never said I wasn't going to play any more. I don't know where that...

I never said I wasn't going to play any more. I don't know where that...

You better believe there will be times in your life when you'll be feeling like...

You better believe there will be times in your life when you'll be feeling like...

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...

When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense...

When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense...

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...

Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.

Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.