When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created.
BILLY JOELVideos destroyed the vitality of rock and roll. Before that, music said, “Listen to me.” Now it says, “Look at me.”
More Billy Joel Quotes
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Don’t go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before.
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Know what you love and do what you love. If you don’t do what you love, you’re just wasting your time.
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They are sharing a drink called loneliness.
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As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are not crazy or completely out of our minds, that there are other people out there who feel as we do, live as we do, love as we do, who are like us.
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I keep telling people: Don’t make me the poster boy for AA because I don’t know a lot about sobriety, but I do know a lot about drinking.
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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.
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But I promised myself if I ever get to a point where I can help somebody that’s trying to learn how to do this, that I would try to do that.
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I had a melody and a rhythm and chords, but nothing to talk about.
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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 remember reading about how the decline of the steel industry had been affecting the Lehigh Valley, and I decided that’s what I was going to write the song about.
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There was only really one accident that was kinda bad but it was nothing to do with booze, just bad luck…
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I once believed in causes, too. Had my pointless point of view. Life went on no matter who was wrong or right.
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I haven’t met the person I can sustain a relationship with yet. So I’m discontented about that. I’m angry with myself. I have regrets.
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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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You’re not the only one who’s made mistakes, but they’re the only things that you can truly call your own.
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