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I hope it does not take the rest of my life until I find what it is I've been looking for.

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Billy Joel
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: May 9
Composer
Musician
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Singer-Songwriter
New York City
New York
William Martin Joel
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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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It's alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
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I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors has always been puzzling to me.
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I look in the mirror and think, 'I don't look like a rock star.' I talked about this with Bono and we looked at each other and decided we look like a pair of bricklayers.
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You've got yoga, I've got beer. You got overpriced, I got weird.
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I never stopped writing music, I just stopped writing songs. I've been writing music continually ever since the last album of original tunes, River Of Dreams in '93.
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My daughter sent me on a mission to get as many autographs as possible.
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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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Where have you been hanging out lately honey? You can't dress trashy 'til you spend a lot of money.
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I did write a letter to the archdiocese who'd banned the song, Only the Good Die Young, asking them to ban my next record.
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Following a code of silence, you're never gonna lose the anger.
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There ain't much future for a man who works the sea, there ain't no island left for islanders like me.
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Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true. When will you realize... Vienna waits for you.
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Give a moment or two to the angry young man with his foot in his mouth and his heart in his hand.
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I've played all kinds of places, laid all kinds of girls.
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People in music lie, but they don't expect you to believe them. People in television actually expect you to believe the lies.
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Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.
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You're having a hard time and lately you don't feel so good You're getting a bad reputation in your neighborhood. It's alright, it's alright Sometimes that's what it takes. You're only human, you're allowed to make your share of mistakes.
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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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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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