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“I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad…” quote by Billy Joel — Download Open image

“I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. What I do, in my opinion, is by no means extraordinary.”

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My daughter sent me on a mission to get as many autographs as possible.

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If you said good-bye to me tonight, There would still be music left to write.

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