Billy Joel Fills in the Blanks

In 1966, when Billy Joel was in his junior year at Hicksville High School on Long Island, he and his fellow students were given a questionnaire titled ‘Idea Associations.’  The form provided a phrase to prompt a response, and the students would fill in the blanks.

Here are some of the things that Billy wrote:

I LIKE:  good music, New York City, pretty girls, Chinese food

I HATE:  loud-voiced people, phony people, prejudiced people

I SUFFER:  from a lack of taking things seriously

I NEED:  a good shot of confidence

A MOTHER:  is indispensable

A BROTHER:  never had one

MY FATHER:  left when I was younger

I WISH:  I had a million dollars

I AM SORRY:  that I got in with the wrong crowd

I AM MOST AFRAID OF:  ruining someone’s life

THE ONLY TROUBLE IS:  what’s done is done