Some people stay away from the door for the chance of it opening up.
BILLY JOELYes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness But it’s better than drinkin’ alone.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory.
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And you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old.
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She can kill with her smile, she can wound with her eyes.
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I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more of a fool not afraid of rejection.
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It’s OK if you mess up. You should give yourself a break.
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Where have you been hanging out lately honey? You can’t dress trashy ’til you spend a lot of money.
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No matter what culture you’re from, everyone loves music.
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When I was 19, I made my first good week’s pay as a club musician. It was enough money for me to quit my job at the factory and still pay the rent and buy some food. I freaked.
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Some love is just a lie of the heart, the cold remains of what began with a passionate heart.
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I’m a statistic in a system that a civil servant dominates.
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Don’t go changing, to try and please me You never let me down before.
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I don’t care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things.
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I had a melody and a rhythm and chords, but nothing to talk about.
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Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.
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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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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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Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.
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If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.
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You’ve got to be hard, like the rock in that old rock & roll.
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There’s an old man sitting next to me, making love to his tonic and gin.
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Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby Say goodbye to Hollywood Say goodbye my baby.
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In every heart there is a room, a sanctuary safe and strong, to heal the wounds from lovers past, until a new one comes along…
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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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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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I said I love you and that’s forever And this I promise from the heart I could not love you any better I love you just the way you are.
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I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.
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