For whatever reason, not all people are born with the particular gift of being able to express ourselves through music. And, believe me, it is a gift.

Quote by Billy Joel

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Don't wait for answers... Just take your chances! Don't ask me why.

Don't wait for answers... Just take your chances! Don't ask me why.

They're sharing a drink they call loneliness But it's better than drinking alone.

They're sharing a drink they call loneliness But it's better than drinking alone.

My songs are like my kids.

My songs are like my kids.

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

I'm a history nut.

I'm a history nut.

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...

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

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

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...

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.

Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed...

Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed...

People in music lie, but they don't expect you to believe them. People in television...

People in music lie, but they don't expect you to believe them. People in television...

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...

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'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...

Artist - musicians, painters, writers, poets, always seem to have had the most accurate perception...

Artist - musicians, painters, writers, poets, always seem to have had the most accurate perception...