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

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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.

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.

You're not the only one who's made mistakes, but they're the only things that you...

You're not the only one who's made mistakes, but they're the only things that you...

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...

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'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...

It feels great to have a 1 album.

It feels great to have a 1 album.

I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.

I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.

...now as we induldge, in things refined, we hide our hearts, from harder times...

...now as we induldge, in things refined, we hide our hearts, from harder times...

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...

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

In an age of incompetence, I've been able to last in this crazy business. I...

In an age of incompetence, I've been able to last in this crazy business. I...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something...

I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something...