I don’t belong in limos or private jets or on stage with people cheering me but that’s what’s kept me grounded because I know it’s not right.
BILLY JOELWorking too hard can give you a heart-attack.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent.
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Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself.
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There ain’t much future for a man who works the sea, there ain’t no island left for islanders like me.
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I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.
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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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If you tell kids they can’t have something, that’s what they want.
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What will it take for you to believe in me, the way that I believe in you?
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Rock and roll cola wars, I can’t take it any more.
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I sold my house to Jerry Seinfeld.
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We all have a face that we hide away forever, and we take them out and show ourselves when everyone has gone.
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Most people are satisfied with the junk food being sold as music.
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Like a boxer in a title fight, you have to walk in that ring alone.
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So I would choose to be with you. That’s if the choice were mine to make. But you can make decisions too. And you can have this heart to break. And so it goes, and so it goes. And you’re the only one who knows.
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And the only people I fear are those who never have doubts… Save us all from arrogant men, and all the causes they’re for.
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Slow down you’re doing fine You can’t be everything you want to be Before your time Although it’s so romantic on the borderline tonight Too bad but it’s the life you lead
BILLY JOEL







