I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors has always been puzzling to me.

Quote by Billy Joel

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It feels great to have a 1 album.

It feels great to have a 1 album.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.

I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.

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

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

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...

You want to give people a reason to hate my guts more? I'm making more...

You want to give people a reason to hate my guts more? I'm making more...

Rock and roll used to be for kicks, now a days it's politics.

Rock and roll used to be for kicks, now a days it's politics.

I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool...

I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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 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.

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.

Those who have expressed doubts and misgivings about their ability to live this kind of...

Those who have expressed doubts and misgivings about their ability to live this kind of...