She’s got a smile that heals me.
BILLY JOELI hope it does not take the rest of my life until I find what it is I’ve been looking for.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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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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If you make music for the human needs you have within yourself, then you do it for all humans who need the same things.
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I’m probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14-to meet women. …
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You’re having a hard time and lately you don’t feel so good; You’re getting a bad reputation in your neighborhood. It’s alright, it’s alright.
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As an atheist you have to rationalize things… Then you have to try and make some sort of sense out of your problems. And if you try and find you can’t, you have no choice but to be good and scared — but that’s okay!
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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’ve played all kinds of places, laid all kinds of girls.
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We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.
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Working too hard can give you a heart-attack.
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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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Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed product being dished up to the world as American popular music today?
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Nobody’s telling me, “Yeah, I left.” Everybody says, “You know, I’m there. It’s great. It’s really nice there, and you made our town famous.”
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No end to sorrow, caused by the same endless fears. Why can’t we learn from all we’ve been through after two thousand years?
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No matter what culture you’re from, everyone loves music.
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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.
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