There’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
BILLY JOELI think historically America has been pretty tolerant. It seems when there’s a mass influx from one place, that’s when it becomes problematic for Americans.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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’m not really sure how it goes / But it’s sad and it’s sweet, and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man’s clothes.’
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Don’t go changing to try and please me You never let me down before Don’t imagine you’re too familiar And I don’t see you anymore I would not leave you in times of trouble
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I remember reading about how the decline of the steel industry had been affecting the Lehigh Valley, and I decided that’s what I was going to write the song about.
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I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.
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If you tell kids they can’t have something, that’s what they want.
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If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.
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You’ve got yoga, I’ve got beer. You got overpriced, I got weird.
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I don’t know why people thought I was retiring.
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More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.
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Nobody who ever becomes big comes back here.” And I felt so sad for this kid, he seemed so bitter about it. I said, “Well, I’m coming back, no matter what.”
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You can speak your mind But not on my time.
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I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.
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When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory.
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When I first started I didn’t know a lot about the job, so I kinda had to figure it out by wire, ya know? It was hit and miss, I made mistakes, and fortunately I was able to recover from most of ’em.
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