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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
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New York City
New York
William Martin 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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All she wanted was sax.
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If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.
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My songs are like my kids.
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I don't want some pretty face to tell me pretty lies, all I want is someone to believe.
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You've given me the best of you, but now I need the rest of you.
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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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I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.
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You've got your passion. You've got your pride. But don't you know that only fools are satisfied? Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true.
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I won't be righteous again. I'm not sure anymore.
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Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.
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Where have you been hanging out lately honey? You can't dress trashy 'til you spend a lot of money.
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You may never understand How the stranger is inspired For he is not always evil, And he is not always wrong.
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Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.
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The joy of life is made up of obscure and seemingly mundane victories that give us our own small satisfactions.
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Ain't no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
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Those who have expressed doubts and misgivings about their ability to live this kind of life shouldn't try, because being a musician is not something you chose to be, it is something you are.
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I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
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I don't know why I go to extremes.
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