When I see an entire community disenfranchised, it disturbs me. Not that I’m a message guy, per se. I write about people. I like to write about human beings, not crap political rhetoric.
BILLY JOELSo before we end And then begin We’ll drink a toast to how it’s been A few more hours to be complete A few more nights on satin sheets A few more times that I can say, I’ve loved these days.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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We all end in the ocean. We all start in the streams. We’re all carried along, by the river of dreams.
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I was drawn to boxing because I got beat up as a kid. I was the kid with the piano books in a New York neighbourhood.
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In every heart there is a room, a sanctuary safe and strong, to heal the wounds from lovers past, until a new one comes along…
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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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Working too hard can give you a heart-attack.
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This is the time to remember cause it will not last forever. These are the days to hold onto cause we won’t although we’ll want to.
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No matter what culture you’re from, everyone loves music.
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This is our moment, here at the cross-roads of time. Time is relentless and as the past dissappears, we’re on the verge of all things new.
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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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Where have you been hanging out lately honey? You can’t dress trashy ’til you spend a lot of money.
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I guess some people in classical music can keep going until they kick (die) and the (Rolling) Stones are definitely pushing the envelope but I wonder if here’s a time when you have to face whether you are as good as you used to be.
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There was an edge of, ‘Go away kid, you’re bothering me’. I’ve kicked myself a million times since. I could’ve discovered Whitney Houston.
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I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. …
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You enrich humanity with the profound expression of these feelings. … My songs are like my kids.
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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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