If it’s going to get better, the musicians will need to lead the way because they have to be humane to do what they do and they have the biggest influence on the public.
Heroism is about being courageous and self sacrificing and it is a good way to live and there is pleasure in it. The audiences of these huge stars have been watching and they have been aghast at what they have been seeing - myself included.
Here comes a little story.
Around 2015, when I already had way too many vehicles to deal with and a project that was going out of control, I was guided to go buy a truck on Craigslist. I looked, there was a Ford Explorer for around $2,300. I just so happened to have enough. I went to the seller who worked facing the big Ronkonkoma train station. Everyone on Long Island knows the easiest cheapest way to go to Manhattan is to park there and to take the train in.
The seller was cheerful and he showed me the strength of the engine and the engine alone was worth the price so I bought it and he volunteered to even drive it to my house, over an hour away. It seemed really meant to be.
It was really exciting to see something working out despite the fact that buying this truck made no sense. When I offered this fellow a beverage, for some reason, he brought up that he had been a childhood friend of Billy Joel’s. This kind fellow told me that this talented musician had suffered great privation as a child and that this fellow’s family tried to be there for him. This kind of broke my heart and I have a lot of sympathy about this whole situation. I just hope we can get back to looking out for each other.
All About Soul lyrics
She waits for me at night, she waits for me in silence
She gives me all her tenderness and takes away my pain
And so far she hasn't run, though I swear she's had her moments
She still believes in miracles while others cry in vain
It's all about soul
It's all about faith and a deeper devotion
It's all about soul
'Cause under the love is a stronger emotion
She's got to be strong
'Cause so many things getting out of control
Should drive her away
So why does she stay?
It's all about soul
She turns to me sometimes and asks me what I'm dreaming
And I realize I must have gone a million miles away
And I ask her how she knew to reach out for me that moment
ANd she smiles because it's understood there are no words to say
It's all about soul
It's all about knowing what someone is feeling
The woman's got soul
The power of love and the power of healing
This life isn't fair
It's gonna get dark, it's gonna get cold
You've got to be tough, but that ain't enough
It's all about soul
There are people who have lost every trace of human kindness
There are many who have fallen, there are some who still survive
She comes to me at night and she tells me her desires
And she gives me all the love I need to keep my faith alive
It's all about soul
It's all about joy that comes out of sorrow
It's all about soul
Who's standing now and who's standing tomorrow
You've got to be hard
Hard as the rock in that old rock 'n' roll song
But that's only part, you know in your heart
It's all about soul