I took a fresh pack of Luckies, a mint called Sen-Sen, my old man’s Trojans.
BILLY JOELHave 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?
More Billy Joel Quotes
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If I need a cause for celebration, Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind, I rely on my imagination, And I dream of an imaginary time.
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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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You’ve got to be hard, like the rock in that old rock & roll.
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My songs are like my kids.
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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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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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Well I never had a place that I could call my very own/That’s all right, my love, ’cause you’re my home.
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She can kill with her smile, she can wound with her eyes.
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Mozart wrote some 40 symphonies, and they were all phenomenal. That doesn’t mean Beethoven was a lesser writer, it’s just some guys are capable of more productivity, some guys take more time.
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It took me years to write it, they were the best years of my life It was a beautiful song but it ran too long If you’re gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit So they cut it down to 3:05.
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Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue.
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I once believed in causes, too. Had my pointless point of view. Life went on no matter who was wrong or right.
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We’re only human, we’re supposed to make mistakes.
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You’ve got your passion. You’ve got your pride. But don’t you know that only fools are satisfied? Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true.
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Sergeant O’Leary is walking the beat, at night he becomes a bar tender.
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