Mozart wrote some 40 symphonies, and they were all phenomenal. That doesn’t mean Beethoven was a lesser writer, it’s just some guys are capable of more productivity, some guys take more time.
BILLY JOELMost people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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.
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Sing us a song you’re the piano man. Sing us a song tonight. Cause we’re all in the mood for a melody, And you’ve got us feeling all right.
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you may be right, I may be crazy, but it just might be a lunatic you’re looking for
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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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I am, as I’ve said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
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I’ve passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I found that just surviving was a noble fight.
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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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Most of my songs are written in one sitting, two sittings maybe. Those are the ones I like the best, anyway.
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She can kill with her smile, she can wound with her eyes.
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They say that these are not the best of times, but they’re the only times I’ve ever known. And I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own.
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…And you’re the only one who knows.
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Out of respect for the things that I was never destined to do, I have learned that my strengths are a result of my weaknesses, my success is due to my failures, and my style is directly related to my limitations.
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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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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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It’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
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