There's a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something.
Billy JoelThey say that these are not the best of times, but they're the only times I've ever known. And I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own. Now I have seen that sad surrender in my lovers eyes...and I can only stand apart and sympathize...for we are only what our situations hand us...it's either sadness or euphoria.
Billy JoelThey say that these are not the best of times, but they're the only times I've ever known.
Billy JoelWell I never had a place that I could call my very own/That's all right, my love, 'cause you're my home.
Billy JoelI work with musicians whose opinions I respect and if they don't like something they don't hold back. They'll say, 'That really sucks' and 'You've lost it' and 'You're no good anymore.' And I crawl away with my tail between my legs and I fear that kind of ridicule, but I want them to like the music I'm bringing to them.
Billy Joel