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If you make music for the human needs you have within yourself, then you do it for all humans who need the same things. You enrich humanity with the profound expression of these feelings. ↗

— Billy Joel

#expression #feelings #human #human needs #humanity

In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being a wizard. ↗

— Billy Joel

#being #bunch #fun #great #magicians

In an age of incompetence, I've been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That's my job. ↗

— Billy Joel

#actually #age #ax #been #business

The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent. ↗

— Billy Joel

#american #american movies #better #better way #blue

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. ↗

— Billy Joel

#about #because #being #chose #doubts

I can't think of one person I've ever met who didn't like some type of music. ↗

— Billy Joel

#i #like #met #music #person

I never said I wasn't going to play any more. I don't know where that came from. ↗

— Billy Joel

#came #going #i #know #more

I was drawn to boxing because I got beat up as a kid. I was the kid with the piano books in a New York neighbourhood. ↗

— Billy Joel

#because #books #boxing #drawn #got

I'm probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14 - to meet women. ↗