You’ve got your passion. You’ve got your pride. But don’t you know that only fools are satisfied? Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true.
BILLY JOELHistorically, 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.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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Hot funk, cold punk, even if it’s old junk, it’s still rock and roll to me.
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I’m probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14-to meet women. …
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If I need a cause for celebration, Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind, I rely on my imagination, And I dream of an imaginary time.
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Loneliness will get to you somehow But ev’rybody loves you now.
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Don’t wait for answers, just take your chances. Don’t ask me why.
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Twyla Tharp put it together from the material I wrote and recorded over my whole career. I thought it was pretty good, but how objective could I be?
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I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. What I do, in my opinion, is by no means extraordinary.
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I won’t be righteous again. I’m not sure anymore.
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There’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
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I was having a hard time a couple of years ago… I’m a good driver, I just had bad luck.
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You’ve got to be hard, like the rock in that old rock & roll.
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You can’t go the distance with too much resistance
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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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She’ll carelessly cut you and laugh while you’re bleeding.
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My friends and I are crazy. That’s the only thing that keeps us sane!
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