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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
Musician
Pianist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
New York City
New York
William Martin Joel
William Martin Billy Joel
BJ
William M. Joel
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Mistakes
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I always thought of myself as the piano player in the band. That, I suppose, I'm confident about, and I guess my songwriting developed as I went along and I got a certain amount of confidence in that. The songs are like my kids, I'm proud of all of them for one reason or another.
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And the only people I fear are those who never have doubts... Save us all from arrogant men, and all the causes they're for.
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As long as there are memories, yesterday remains. As long as there is hope, tomorrow awaits. As long as there is friendship, today is beautiful.
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I won't be righteous again. I'm not sure anymore.
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And you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old.
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The piano sounds like a carnival and the microphone smells like a beer. And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar and say, man, what are you doing here?
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I believe that all important matters have to be settled here, not in the clouds somewhere after we kick off.
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Your mother told you all that I could give you was a reputation.
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I don't know why I go to extremes.
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