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.
BILLY JOELRock and roll cola wars, I can’t take it any more.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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My friends and I are crazy. That’s the only thing that keeps us sane!
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As long as there are memories, yesterday remains. As long as there is hope, tomorrow awaits. As long as there is friendship, today is beautiful.
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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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We might be laughing a bit too loud, but that never hurt no one
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I can’t remember faces, don’t remember names, but after awhile and a thousand miles it all becomes the same.
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…And you’re the only one who knows.
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Working too hard can give you a heart-attack.
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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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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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Rock and roll cola wars, I can’t take it any more.
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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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You should never argue with a crazy mind, you ought to know my now.
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She can kill with her smile, she can wound with her eyes.
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We drown our doubts in dry champagne and soothe our souls with fine cocaine. I don’t know why I even care, we get so high and get nowhere.
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Say goodbye to the oldies, but goodies, because the good old days weren’t always good and tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems
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