Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness But it’s better than drinkin’ alone.
BILLY JOELUsually when I’m writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on a stink.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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There’s nothing better than good sex. But bad sex? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is better than bad sex.
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I’ve played all kinds of places, laid all kinds of girls.
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I didn’t graduate high school, so I never got a teacher’s education, I’m mostly self-read, self-taught.
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There are people who have lost every trace of human kindness.
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I’m in a New York state of mind
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So before we end And then begin We’ll drink a toast to how it’s been A few more hours to be complete A few more nights on satin sheets A few more times that I can say, I’ve loved these days.
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Oh, she takes care of herself. She can wait if she wants. She’s ahead of her time. Oh, and she never gives out. And she never gives in. She just changes her mind.
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I hope it does not take the rest of my life until I find what it is I’ve been looking for.
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…And you’re the only one who knows.
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I definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.
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She’s got a smile that heals me.
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People in music lie, but they don’t expect you to believe them. People in television actually expect you to believe the lies.
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I have to thank my mother for paying for the piano lessons for all those years.
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Even when I stop performing or stop making records I won’t stop being creative. Songwriting is a good outlet.
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I was drawn to boxing because I got beat up as a kid. I was the kid with the piano books in a New York neighbourhood.
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