It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday, the regular crowd shuffles in / There’s an old man sitting next to me making love to his tonic and gin / He says, ‘Son, can you play me a memory?
BILLY JOELPeople 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.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I started taking piano lessons when I was about four years old. My parents were both musicians. So I took piano lessons.
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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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Don’t go changing to try and please me You never let me down before Don’t imagine you’re too familiar And I don’t see you anymore I would not leave you in times of trouble
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I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.
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She’s got a smile that heals me.
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Ain’t no rainbows shining on me, shades of gray are the colors I see.
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Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness But it’s better than drinkin’ alone.
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We might be laughing a bit too loud, but that never hurt no one
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Sometimes that’s what it takes. You’re only human, you’re allowed to make your share of mistakes.
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You enrich humanity with the profound expression of these feelings. … My songs are like my kids.
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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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Where have you been hanging out lately honey? You can’t dress trashy ’til you spend a lot of money.
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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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It’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
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In an age of incompetence, I’ve been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That’s my job.
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