I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. …
BILLY JOELIt’s nine o’clock on a Saturday, the regular crowd shuffles in / There’s an old man sitting next to me making love to his tonic and gin / He says, ‘Son, can you play me a memory?
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I believe that all important matters have to be settled here, not in the clouds somewhere after we kick off.
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I am the entertainer, I’ve come to do my show You’ve heard my latest record, it’s been on the radio
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Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
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Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.
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I’m probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14-to meet women. …
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If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.
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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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Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness But it’s better than drinkin’ alone.
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They are sharing a drink called loneliness.
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You can walk away from your mistakes You can turn your back on what you do Just a little smile is all it takes And you can have your cake and eat it too.
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The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent.
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We’re on the verge of all things new.
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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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Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and recorded over my whole career. I thought it was pretty good, but how objective could I be?
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So I would choose to be with you. That’s if the choice were mine to make. But you can make decisions too. And you can have this heart to break. And so it goes, and so it goes. And you’re the only one who knows.
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