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Slow down you're doing fine You can't be everything you want to be before your time.
Billy Joel
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Billy Joel
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: May 9
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Singer-Songwriter
New York City
New York
William Martin Joel
William Martin Billy Joel
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William M. Joel
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Even though I'm in love, sometimes I get so afraid.
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You should never argue with a crazy mind, you ought to know my now.
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This is the time to remember cause it will not last forever. These are the days to hold onto cause we won't although we'll want to.
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If you search for truthfulness, you might as well be blind.
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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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We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it But we tried to fight it
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Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money. Though it's crucial to make a living, that shouldn't be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.
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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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