 I could tell it was a popular move as a writer to walk down the bass lines while you were writing a song. |
| I miss that sensation of a small achievement feeling like a really big deal. |
| When people put that sort of pressure on you, you're worried that people won't want to receive you. |
| I live in a bus and go from place to place and sometimes feel very detached from what's going on. |
| I may never get my own action figure, but at least I think what I'm doing is really legitimate musically. |
| I was introduced to country music around a campfire on a farm. |
| But I've never considered myself any kind of heartthrob. It sounds painful. |
| The early Billy Joel stuff I fell in love with, like Glass Houses, is a real rock record. |
| It's not my goal to be a famous actor. |
| I'm very competitive, and my ego couldn't handle that lack of success. |
| There's always some amount of gradual, slow burning destruction over the course of partying. |
| I don't want to see Superman replaced with Superboy. |
| So I try not to have any actual expectations for myself for any level of success or failure. |
| I took a lot of time to open myself up to taking chances musically. |
| I don't really take a step back too often to see what's going on. |
| When my grandfather died, I started adopting some of his accents, to sort of remind myself of him. A homage. He was a war hero, and he was really great with his hands. |
| Women are the first to jump on what is fashionable. |
| My dad didn't want me to play guitar. He played piano, so I chose that. And I ended up loving it. |
| I happen to be a guy who also plays the piano and sings, so people automatically associate me with Billy Joel. |
| I can do a gig without an instrument. |
