People 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.
BILLY JOELYou just sit home and masturbate. The phone is going to ring soon, but you just can’t wait.
More Billy Joel Quotes
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I see the winos talking to themselves and I can understand.
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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.
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We’re only human, we’re supposed to make mistakes.
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The graduations hang on the wall, but they never really helped us at all.
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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 definitely prefer being a lover than a fighter.
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I haven’t met the person I can sustain a relationship with yet. So I’m discontented about that. I’m angry with myself. I have regrets.
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I don’t care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things.
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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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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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There will be other words some other day; that is the story of my life.
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I watched the mighty skyline fall
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Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness But it’s better than drinkin’ alone.
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Sergeant O’Leary is walking the beat, at night he becomes a bar tender.
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You’ve got to be hard, like the rock in that old rock & roll.
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You can’t go the distance with too much resistance
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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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There will be miracles After the last war is won Science and poetry rule in the new world to come Prophets and angels Gave us the power to see What an amazing future there will be
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It’s alright, you can afford to lose a day or two
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I had a melody and a rhythm and chords, but nothing to talk about.
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As human beings, we need to know that we are not alone, that we are not crazy or completely out of our minds, that there are other people out there who feel as we do, live as we do, love as we do, who are like us.
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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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You can walk away from your mistakes You can turn your back on what you do Just a little smile is all it takes And you can have your cake and eat it too.
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I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. …
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You get paid like a really good call girl. Walking offstage is like the walk of shame.
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So many faces in and out of my life Some will last Some will be just now and then. Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes I’m afraid it’s time for goodbye again.
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