I have long admired Steinway pianos for their qualities of tone, clarity, pitch consistency, touch responsiveness, and superior craftsmanship.
BILLY JOELThe 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.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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So many faces in and out of my life Some will last Some will be just now and then. Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes I’m afraid it’s time for goodbye again.
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I don’t care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things.
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There’s nothing better than good sex. But bad sex? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is better than bad sex.
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I’m writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn’t an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active.
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So 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.
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I never said I wasn’t going to play any more. I don’t know where that came from.
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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?
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Critics have said I write without spontaneity, in cold blood. I don’t. I write in hot blood.
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You can pay Uncle Sam with all your overtime, is that all you get for your money?
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I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’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 had a melody and a rhythm and chords, but nothing to talk about.
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Sometimes that’s what it takes. You’re only human, you’re allowed to make your share of mistakes.
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I’ve come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it’s a Greek tragedy.
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And you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old.
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