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title: "3 Competent Quotes By Billy Joel"
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> [I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. What I do, in my opinion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-consider-myself-to-be-an-inept-pianist-a-bad-singer-and-a-merely/)

[Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87f/billy-joel-1000_competent_i-consider-myself-to-be-an-inept-pianist_264881.png)

> [I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. ... I'm probably writing music now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-consider-myself-to-be-an-inept-pianist-a-bad-singer-and-a-merely-2/)

[Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/)

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> [I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-am-as-i-ve-said-merely-competent-but-in-an-age-of-incompetence-that/)

[Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/)

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## Other authors on Competent

## More by Billy Joel

> [Everybody is different. Some writers can write reams of great books and then J. D. Salinger wrote just a few. Beethoven wrote nine symphonies.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/everybody-is-different-some-writers-can-write-reams-of-great-books/)

[Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/)

> [Only the good die young.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/only-the-good-die-young/)

[Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/)

> [In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/in-a-way-we-are-magicians-we-are-alchemists-sorcerers-and-wizards-we/)

[Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/)

> [I don't want some pretty face to tell me pretty lies, all I want is someone to believe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-don-t-want-some-pretty-face-to-tell-me-pretty-lies-all-i-want-is/)

[Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/)

> [I've always said about 50% of what happens at a concert has to do with the audience. If you play for a dead audience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-ve-always-said-about-50-of-what-happens-at-a-concert-has-to-do-with/)

[Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/)

> [She's the quiet type who's into heavy metal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/she-s-the-quiet-type-who-s-into-heavy-metal/)

[Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/)

> [Rock and roll just used to be for kicks, now a days it's politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/rock-and-roll-just-used-to-be-for-kicks-now-a-days-it-s-politics/)

[Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/don-t-make-music-for-some-vast-unseen-audience-or-market-or-ratings/)

[Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/)

> [Usually when I'm writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on a stink.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/usually-when-i-m-writing-i-try-to-write-fairly-quickly-if-a-song-sits/)

[Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/)

> [My daughter sent me on a mission to get as many autographs as possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/my-daughter-sent-me-on-a-mission-to-get-as-many-autographs-as-possible/)

[Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/)

> [ I was listening to stuff and I realized that I've had a lot of different lives. You know the theory \[that says\] every seven… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-was-listening-to-stuff-and-i-realized-that-i-ve-had-a-lot-of/)

[Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/)

> [If you said good-bye to me tonight, There would still be music left to write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/if-you-said-good-bye-to-me-tonight-there-would-still-be-music-left-to/)

[Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/)

> [If I need a cause for celebration, Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind, I rely on my imagination, And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/if-i-need-a-cause-for-celebration-or-a-comfort-i-can-use-to-ease-my/)

[Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/)

> [I'm carrying the weight of all the useless junk and modern man accumulates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/i-m-carrying-the-weight-of-all-the-useless-junk-and-modern-man/)

[Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/)

> [What will it take for you to believe in me, the way that I believe in you?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-joel/what-will-it-take-for-you-to-believe-in-me-the-way-that-i-believe-in/)

[Billy Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-joel/)

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