Well we’re waiting here in Allentown For the Pennsylvania we never found For the promises our teachers gave If we worked hard If we behaved So the graduations hang on the wall But they never really helped us at all No they never taught us what was real.
BILLY JOELThere are people who have lost every trace of human kindness.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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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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Only the good die young.
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Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm – walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers.
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I won’t be righteous again. I’m not sure anymore.
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Give us this day our daily discount outlet merchandise…
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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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More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.
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My friends and I are crazy. That’s the only thing that keeps us sane!
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Why don’t the Beatles get back together? Why don’t nobody sing of romance?
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If you tell kids they can’t have something, that’s what they want.
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You’ve given me the best of you, but now I need the rest of you.
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I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.
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People pay a lot of money to go see shows now, they don’t wanna know about your technical problems, or if you’re not feeling good, they don’t wanna know we have a glitch. It’s their night, you better do something to earn that money.
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I am, as I’ve said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
BILLY JOEL