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You're not the only one who's made mistakes, but they're the only things that you can truly call your own.

Billy Joel

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Billy Joel
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: May 9
Composer
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New York City
New York
William Martin Joel
William Martin Billy Joel
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William M. Joel
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When I first started I didn't know a lot about the job, so I kinda had to figure it out by wire, ya know? It was hit and miss, I made mistakes, and fortunately I was able to recover from most of 'em. But I promised myself if I ever get to a point where I can help somebody that's trying to learn how to do this, that I would try to do that.
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I never said I wasn't going to play any more. I don't know where that came from.
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I'm a cosmopolitan sophisticate of culture and intelligence. The culmination of technology and civilized experience.
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Though you can see when you're wrong, you know you can't always see when you're right.
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What will it take for you to believe in me, the way that I believe in you?
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Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.
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Your mother told you all that I could give you was a reputation.
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You can walk away from your mistakes You can turn your back on what you do Just a little smile is all it takes And you can have your cake and eat it too. Loneliness will get to you somehow But ev'rybody loves you now.
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