Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself.
BILLY JOELI could walk away from anyone I ever knew, but I can’t walk away from you.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I would not leave you in your times of trouble. We never could have come this far. I took the good times, I’ll take the bad times, I’ll take you just the way you are.
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Honesty is the best part of any art form. If you don’t have that, you’re kidding yourself and your listener.
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People pay a lot of money to go see shows now, they don’t wanna know about your technical problems, or if you’re not feeling good, they don’t wanna know we have a glitch. It’s their night, you better do something to earn that money.
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There was only really one accident that was kinda bad but it was nothing to do with booze, just bad luck…
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Most of my songs are written in one sitting, two sittings maybe. Those are the ones I like the best, anyway.
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You should never argue with a crazy mind, you ought to know my now.
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It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life It was a beautiful song but it ran too long If you’re gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit So they cut it down to 3:05.
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I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.
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I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints – the sinners are much more fun.
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She’s got a smile that heals me.
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In a way, we are magicians. We are alchemists, sorcerers and wizards. We are a very strange bunch. But there is great fun in being a wizard.
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The graduations hang on the wall, but they never really helped us at all.
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Don’t wait for answers, just take your chances. Don’t ask me why.
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you may be right, I may be crazy, but it just might be a lunatic you’re looking for
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I am the entertainer, the idol of my age I make all kinds of money when I go on the stage You see me in the papers.
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