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.”
BILLY JOELSergeant O’Leary is walking the beat, at night he becomes a bar tender.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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It should be easy for a man who’s strong to say he’s sorry or admit when he’s wrong.
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Artist – musicians, painters, writers, poets, always seem to have had the most accurate perception of what is really going on around them, not the official version or the popular perception of contemporary life.
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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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And the only people I fear are those who never have doubts… Save us all from arrogant men, and all the causes they’re for.
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As long as there are memories, yesterday remains. As long as there is hope, tomorrow awaits. As long as there is friendship, today is beautiful.
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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.
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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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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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Usually when I’m writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on a stink.
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Call you up in the middle of the night. It’s awful hard trying to make love long distance, but I really need stimulation.
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I took a fresh pack of Luckies, a mint called Sen-Sen, my old man’s Trojans.
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You may never understand How the stranger is inspired For he is not always evil, And he is not always wrong.
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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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Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true. When will you realize… Vienna waits for you.
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I’m not sure about life after this; god knows I’m not a spiritual man.
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