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Billy Joel

Where have you been hanging out lately honey? You can’t dress trashy ’til you spend a lot of money.
BILLY JOEL

Art Honey Media Money
I see the children with their boredom and their vacant stares.
BILLY JOEL

Boredom Children Reality
And you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old.
BILLY JOEL

Old Share Told Truth
I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints – the sinners are much more fun.
BILLY JOEL

Fun Laughing Song
In an age of incompetence, I’ve been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That’s my job.
BILLY JOEL

Birthday Business Jobs Crazy Song
Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
BILLY JOEL

Musician Position Thinking Unlikely
You’ve got to be hard, like the rock in that old rock & roll.
BILLY JOEL

Hard Old Rock Roll
It should be easy for a man who’s strong to say he’s sorry or admit when he’s wrong.
BILLY JOEL

Relationship Sorry Strong
Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be Before your time Although it’s so romantic on the borderline tonight Too bad but it’s the life you lead
BILLY JOEL

Although Needs Romantic Tonight Want
I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. …
BILLY JOEL

Kids Pianist Song Songwriter Writing
I can’t think of one person I’ve ever met who didn’t like some type of music.
BILLY JOEL

Mets Thinking Type
It’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?
BILLY JOEL

Memories Regular Shuffles Son Sweet
The graduations hang on the wall, but they never really helped us at all.
BILLY JOEL

Country Education Helped People Wall
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.
BILLY JOEL

Forever Remember Sadness Want
I’m in a New York state of mind
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Country Mind States
Musicians know all about unemployment. You’re unemployed a lot, and I think there’s a great deal of empathy between musicians and people who are out of work.
BILLY JOEL

Empathy People Thinking

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