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It was one of the greatest days of my fife, just to be able to make a living as a musician alone, to earn money doing what I loved to do.

Quote by Billy Joel about day, money

It's a Billy and Elton tour, so I'm only doing half the work.

Quote by Billy Joel about work

It's not just for the money. If it was, then I would stay out on the road and do long tours. This is kind of just to keep my hand in.

Quote by Billy Joel about money

It's really hard to make a living as a musician. It's almost impossible.

Quote by Billy Joel about impossible

Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.

Quote by Billy Joel about family, good, good luck

More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.

Quote by Billy Joel about literature, music, art, magic

Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.

Quote by Billy Joel about food, music, being, people

Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.

Quote by Billy Joel about being

Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.

Quote by Billy Joel about quiet, voice

My dad's family was from Nuremberg, and his father had a mail order textile business. He was in Germany when it was getting pretty lousy and he was forced to sell his business to some Nazi.

Quote by Billy Joel about affair, commerce, family, order

My parents moved from Europe, first to Cuba for three years and then to America, where my dad joined the Army.

Quote by Billy Joel about army, parents

My songs are like my kids.

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Pretty much everyone's family was either chased out or ran away from some sort of horrible situation in the old country and made something of themselves in America.

Quote by Billy Joel about family, country, old, olderness

The Berklee College of Music represents the finest contemporary music school there is.

Quote by Billy Joel about music, school

The good ole days weren't always good, and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems.

Quote by Billy Joel about good, good luck, day, bad luck, bad

The music I'm writing now, there's a certain longing in it, a certain desire for a romantic relationship.

Quote by Billy Joel about longing, writing, music

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.

Quote by Billy Joel about rocks, americans, country, world

There's a certain sadness because things didn't go the way I wanted them to go.

Quote by Billy Joel about sadness, things

There's a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something.

Quote by Billy Joel about americans, being

There's nothing better than good sex. But bad sex? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is better than bad sex.

Quote by Billy Joel about sex, bad luck, bad, nothing, good, good luck